AL4 8BU maps, stats, and open data

AL4 8BU lies on Station Road in Wheathampstead, St. Albans. AL4 8BU is located in the Sandridge & Wheathampstead electoral ward, within the local authority district of St Albans and the English Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

AL4 8BU maps

AL4 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL4 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL4 8BU geodata

Easting	517734
Northing	214229
Latitude	51.814308
Longitude	-0.293453

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL4 8BU?

Street	Station Road
Locality	Wheathampstead
Town/City	St. Albans
Country	England
Postcode District	AL4
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL4 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL4 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL4 8BU

December 2023	Other theft	On or near St Thomas Place	333m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Thomas Place	333m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near St Thomas Place	333m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL4 8BU

Rose Lane (Lower Luton Road)	Wheathampstead	127m
Rose Lane (Lower Luton Road)	Wheathampstead	152m
St Helen's Church (High Street)	Wheathampstead	219m
St Helen's Church (High Street)	Wheathampstead	248m
Garden Court (Lamer Lane)	Wheathampstead	254m

Nearest railway stations to AL4 8BU

Harpenden Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL4 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL4 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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AL4 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL4 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	224,846
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	24,983
Median (kWh/meter)	14,783

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL4 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL4 8BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

6.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL4 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL4 8BU (meters)

Gordon Osborn Ltd

Wheathampstead Post Office

Wheathampstead Post Office

5 Station Road

11m

Macintyre Care

1 Station Road

11m

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Nearest post box to AL4 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wheathampstead P.o	18:30	11:30	7m
Old Rectory Gardens	16:15	10:15	316m
Necton Road Wheathampstead	16:00	10:15	533m

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Nearest sports facilities to AL4 8BU

Facility	Distance
St Albans High School For Girls (Prep School) Codicote Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans Outdoor Tennis Courts, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	202m
Marford Field Marford Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Artificial Grass Pitch	436m
Butterfield Road Playing Fields Butterfield Road, Wheathampstead Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Nearest schools to AL4 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Helen's Church of England Primary School Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8AN	Primary	397m
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP	Primary	845m
Aldwickbury School Aldwickbury School, Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden, AL5 1AD	Not applicable	2.6km

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AL4 8BU ITL and AL4 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for AL4 8BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH23	Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000240	St Albans

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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AL4 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for AL4 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120598
LSOA	E01023747	St Albans 004B
MSOA	E02004927	St Albans 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL4 8BU

AL4 8BY	Station Road	50m
AL4 8JJ	Kingfisher Close	81m
AL4 8BX	Mount Road	93m
AL4 8DG	Abbott John Mews	103m
AL4 8FJ	King Edward Place	131m
AL4 8JZ	Heron Close	133m
AL4 8QZ	Lower Luton Road	153m
AL4 8BH	East Lane	153m
AL4 8AA	High Street	156m
AL4 8BP	East Lane	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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