On 4 July 1960, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sanderson of Ayot, of Welwyn in the County of Hertford.
ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, hiː wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə ðə pˈɪɹɪdʒ æz bˈæɹən sˈændɚsən ʌv ˈaɪɑːt, ʌv wˈɛlɪn ɪnðə kˈaʊnti ʌv hˈɜːtfɚd.