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Thinking of living at AL6 0BU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Waterside Academy | Primary | 500 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 700 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| The Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Monk's Walk School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgeway Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stanborough School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sherrardswood School | Independent | 1.7 km | 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near AL6 0BU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Digswell Playing Fields | 310 m | 13 |
| Golf | Panshanger Golf Complex | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Welwyn Garden City Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Welwyn Garden City Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Welwyn Rugby Football Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | Panshanger Golf Complex | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Monks Walk School | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Welwyn Velodrome | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Gosling Sports Park | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Animal training | The Dobermann Club Training & Showground | 460 m | 1 |
| Yoga | Node Way Gardens Community Green | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Knebworth Badminton Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Football | Gosling Stadium | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Running | Welwyn Garden City Athletics Track | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Gosling Sports Park | 3.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 53% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Welwyn North, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 387k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Nursery Hill, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 388, 204).
Central London is 37 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Monk's Walk School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 50.8 · 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Food, 1.0 km away, with Nisa Local closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Moor's Walk Surgery (2.2 km), with Knightsfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Beautyworks is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lister Hospital, 9.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 47% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Aspens Services Ltd@Waterside Academy is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Sheldan Inn the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 23 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 63% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Haldens Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Gosling Sports Park (3.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 13 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.