| Postcode | AL7 4RE | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City | 
| Nearest station | Welwyn Garden City (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Archers Ride (S) Little Gannett (W) Howlands (E) Little Gannett (E) Ganett Roundabout (S) Howlands (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View | 
| Known addresses | 30 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City 40 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City 52 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City 54 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City 56 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 51.788609 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.177265 | |
| Easting | 525816 | |
| Northing | 211566 | |
| Grid reference | TL258115 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 694675 5741296 | |
| what3words | bikes.detail.spins | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magnesium submitter unproven | |
| Plus code | 9C3XQRQF+C3 | |
| Altitude | 74 metres (243 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:54 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 53.7 KMs (33.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area | E43000083 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Howlands | E05011066 | 
| Local Authority District | Welwyn Hatfield | E07000241 | 
| County Electoral Division | Welwyn Garden City South | E58000676 | 
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| County | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Welwyn Hatfield | E14001573 | 
| MP | Andrew Lewin | Labour | 
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | North and East Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 36 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 14 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Welwyn Garden City | E63011463 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00121576 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Welwyn Hatfield 008C | E01023945 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Welwyn Hatfield 008C | E01023945 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Hall Grove | E02004987 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Hall Grove | E02004987 | 
| Travel to work area | Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City | E30000272 | 
| Average property price in St Albans | £541,094 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2012 | £181,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2010 | £205,000 | |
| 56 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2008 | £214,000 | 
| 54 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2008 | £215,000 | 
| 30 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2006 | £228,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £124,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 1996 | £76,190 | |
| 52 Howlands, Welwyn Garden City | Terraced (leasehold) | Jul 1997 | £67,000 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jan 1996 | £30,000 |