| Postcode | AL9 6HU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Hatfield | 
| Nearest station | Bayford (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | Dairy Lodge, High Road, Essendon North Lodge, High Road, Essendon | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.75421 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.156339 | |
| Easting | 527356 | |
| Northing | 207777 | |
| Grid reference | TL273077 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 696267 5737527 | |
| what3words | flips.rises.transit | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magnesium speculate trekker | |
| Plus code | 9C3XQR3V+MF | |
| Altitude | 111 metres (364 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:54 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 50.4 KMs (31.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Essendon | E04004818 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Brookmans Park and Little Heath | E05011058 | 
| Local Authority District | Welwyn Hatfield | E07000241 | 
| County Electoral Division | Hatfield Rural | E58000629 | 
| 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) | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Essendon | E63011537 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00121480 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Welwyn Hatfield 011B | E01023925 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Welwyn Hatfield 011B | E01023925 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Hatfield East | E02004990 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Hatfield East | E02004990 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Lodge, High Road, Essendon | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2020 | £650,000 | 
| North Lodge, High Road, Essendon | Detached (freehold) | Aug 1996 | £235,000 |