AL9 7RT postcode in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire

AL9 7RT is a postcode in Brookmans Park, in the Brookmans Park and Little Heath ward of Welwyn Hatfield. It is in the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Welwyn Hatfield: 88% Typical price £605,000 Homes sold in AL9 7, last 12 months. ▼ 18.2% on the year before Nearest station Brookmans Park 750 m in a straight line

Where AL9 7RT is, and what is near it

Map of AL9 7RT and what is near it Map of AL9 7RT: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the AL9 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AL9 7AA: also in AL9 7AL9 7AB: also in AL9 7AL9 7AD: also in AL9 7AL9 7AE: also in AL9 7AL9 7AF: also in AL9 7AL9 7AG: also in AL9 7AL9 7AH: also in AL9 7AL9 7AJ: also in AL9 7AL9 7AL: also in AL9 7AL9 7AN: also in AL9 7AL9 7AQ: also in AL9 7AL9 7AT: also in AL9 7AL9 7AU: also in AL9 7AL9 7BL: also in AL9 7AL9 7BN: also in AL9 7AL9 7BP: also in AL9 7AL9 7BS: also in AL9 7AL9 7BT: also in AL9 7AL9 7BU: also in AL9 7AL9 7BX: also in AL9 7AL9 7BY: also in AL9 7AL9 7BZ: also in AL9 7AL9 7ES: also in AL9 7AL9 7EU: also in AL9 7AL9 7LA: also in AL9 7AL9 7QG: also in AL9 7AL9 7QH: also in AL9 7AL9 7QJ: also in AL9 7AL9 7QN: also in AL9 7AL9 7QQ: also in AL9 7AL9 7QR: also in AL9 7AL9 7QS: also in AL9 7AL9 7QT: also in AL9 7AL9 7QW: also in AL9 7AL9 7QX: also in AL9 7AL9 7QY: also in AL9 7AL9 7QZ: also in AL9 7AL9 7RL: also in AL9 7AL9 7RN: also in AL9 7AL9 7RP: also in AL9 7AL9 7RR: also in AL9 7AL9 7RS: also in AL9 7AL9 7RU: also in AL9 7AL9 7RW: also in AL9 7AL9 7RX: also in AL9 7AL9 7RY: also in AL9 7AL9 7RZ: also in AL9 7AL9 7SA: also in AL9 7AL9 7SB: also in AL9 7AL9 7SE: also in AL9 7AL9 7SN: also in AL9 7AL9 7SS: also in AL9 7AL9 7SU: also in AL9 7AL9 7UG: also in AL9 7AL9 7UH: also in AL9 7AL9 7UJ: also in AL9 7AL9 7UL: also in AL9 7AL9 7UN: also in AL9 7AL9 7UP: also in AL9 7AL9 7UQ: also in AL9 7AL9 7UR: also in AL9 7AL9 7UT: also in AL9 7AL9 7UU: also in AL9 7AL9 7UW: also in AL9 7AL9 7UX: also in AL9 7 School 1.6 kmWelham Green station 2.0 km2 GP practices, 2.9 kmBrookmans Park AL9 7RT Map of AL9 7RT and what is near it Map of AL9 7RT: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the AL9 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.6 km2 GP practices, 2.9 kmWelham Green and Hatfield South AL9 7RT
  • AL9 7RT
  • Other postcodes in AL9 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7220, longitude -0.1935)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL9 7RT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AL9 7RT?

Every home and business at AL9 7RT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Welwyn Hatfield: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Welwyn Hatfield: 98%

The line marks the figure across Welwyn Hatfield.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AL9 7RT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Welwyn Hatfield Council's days for AL9 7RT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL9 7RT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is AL9 7RT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL9 7RT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Welwyn Hatfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL9 7RT: 1,254 properties in Welwyn Hatfield are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Welwyn Hatfield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of AL9 7RT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near AL9 7RT?

Homes in AL9 7 sold for a typical £605,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, down 18.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£605,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£740,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 18.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,250,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £605,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £487,500 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £295,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole AL9 district: a typical £580,000 from 104 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in AL9 7RT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in AL9 7RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL9 7RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 460 homes in the neighbourhood around AL9 7RT. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (44%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around AL9 7RT

Band D in Welwyn Hatfield for 2026‑27: £2,452. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,635 (band A) to £4,905 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,087.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,635
Band Bwithheld£1,907
Band Cabout 20 (4%)£2,180
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,452
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,997
Band Fabout 50 (11%)£3,542
Band Gabout 270 (59%)£4,087
Band Habout 90 (20%)£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 44% 1919 to 1939
  4. 35% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Welwyn Hatfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL9 7RT is in (ONS area E01023909), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest open schools to AL9 7RT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL9 7RT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to AL9 7RT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL9 7RT is Brookmans Park Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Brookmans Park Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Welham Green Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Moffats Lane, 221 m away.

More stations near AL9 7RT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL9 7RT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AL9 7RT?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL9 7RT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • APCOA Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 2.8 kmCycle
  • ChargePoint Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest to the centre of AL9 7RT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to AL9 7RT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL9 7RT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Bungalow Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 07988 810861 1.2 kmCycle
  • Rookery House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 07988 810861 2.4 kmCycle
  • Clock Tower Mews Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01707 662253 2.8 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL9 7RT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near AL9 7RT?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL9 7RT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is AL9 7RT in a conservation area?

The centre of AL9 7RT is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near AL9 7RT?

Police.uk records 26 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL9 7RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Shoplifting1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for AL9 7RT

Ward
Brookmans Park and Little Heath
Parish
North Mymms
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Brookmans Park
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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AL9 7RS120 mAL9 7RR220 mAL9 7QQ220 mAL9 7RU230 mAL9 7QG240 mAL9 7RW280 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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