AL7 2LQ maps, stats, and open data

AL7 2LQ lies on Batford Close in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 2LQ is located in the Panshanger electoral ward, within the local authority district of Welwyn Hatfield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Welwyn Hatfield. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

AL7 2LQ maps

AL7 2LQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL7 2LQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL7 2LQ geodata

Easting	525881
Northing	212410
Latitude	51.796188
Longitude	-0.175988

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL7 2LQ?

Street	Batford Close
Town/City	Welwyn Garden City
Country	England
Postcode District	AL7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL7 2LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL7 2LQ 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	Panshanger
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL7 2LQ

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Bushey Green	209m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Forresters Drive	332m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hall Barns	495m
➜ Batford Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL7 2LQ

Sylvan Way (Black Fan Road)	Panshanger	130m
Sylvan Way (Black Fan Road)	Panshanger	148m
Waterford Green (Panshanger Drive)	Panshanger	229m
Birchall Wood (Sylvan Way)	Panshanger	273m
Birchall Wood (Sylvan Way)	Panshanger	277m

Nearest railway stations to AL7 2LQ

Welwyn Garden City Station	2km
Welwyn North Station	3.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL7 2LQ

Broadband access in AL7 2LQ (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL7 2LQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	62.6Mbps
Average download speed	85.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	6.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.68Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL7 2LQ (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL7 2LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL7 2LQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL7 2LQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	153,097
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,777
Median (kWh/meter)	11,754

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,211
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,912
Median (kWh/meter)	3,985

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 2LQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 2LQ.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

49.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL7 2LQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL7 2LQ (meters)

Watchlytes JMI School

Watchlytes

361m

Welwyn and Hatfield LD Day Service

1 Woodcot Lane

384m

Morrisons

40 Black Fan Road

416m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL7 2LQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterford Green	17:30	12:00	178m
Heronswood Road	17:30	12:00	370m
Safeways Panshanger	17:00	12:00	378m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL7 2LQ

Facility	Distance
Swallow Dell Primary And Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	696m
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch	699m
Springmead Primary School Hilly Fields, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	912m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL7 2LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Watchlytes Primary School Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ	Primary	316m
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP	Primary	678m
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF	Secondary	699m

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Source: Edubase
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AL7 2LQ ITL and AL7 2LQ 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 AL7 2LQ:

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
E07000241	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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AL7 2LQ 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 AL7 2LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121628
LSOA	E01023952	Welwyn Hatfield 005C
MSOA	E02004984	Welwyn Hatfield 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL7 2LQ

AL7 2LF	Graveley Dell	67m
AL7 1FG	Beauchamps	83m
AL7 2LH	Thundridge Close	84m
AL7 2LJ	Amwell Common	91m
AL7 2LE	Waterford Green	104m
AL7 2LG	Wareside Close	114m
AL7 1FF	Langstone Ley	123m
AL7 2LL	Pelham Court	144m
AL7 2LP	Wyddial Green	150m
AL7 2LW	Gaddesden Grove	159m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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