AL7 2LX maps, stats, and open data

AL7 2LX lies on Douglas Way in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 2LX is located in the Haldens 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 April 1987.

AL7 2LX maps

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

AL7 2LX 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 2LX geodata

Easting	526313
Northing	212766
Latitude	51.799283
Longitude	-0.169623

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL7 2LX?

Street	Douglas Way
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 2LX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL7 2LX 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	Haldens
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL7 2LX

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Forresters Drive	405m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bericot Way	202m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Oakington	460m
➜ Douglas Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL7 2LX

Wellington Drive (Bericot Way)	Panshanger	132m
Bericot Way (Moors Walk)	Panshanger	136m
Bericot Way (Moor Walk)	Panshanger	147m
Watchlytes (Moors Walk)	Panshanger	200m
Watchlytes (Moors Walk)	Panshanger	226m

Nearest railway stations to AL7 2LX

Welwyn Garden City Station	2.4km
Welwyn North Station	3.1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL7 2LX

Broadband access in AL7 2LX (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 2LX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	63.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	6.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL7 2LX (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 2LX

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Source: Ofcom
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AL7 2LX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	106,325
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,291
Median (kWh/meter)	7,638

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 2LX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 2LX.
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 2LX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Watchlytes JMI School

Watchlytes

241m

Quantum Care Elizabeth House

Elizabeth House

248m

Lee's Fish & Chips

117A Moors Walk

277m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Berricott Way	17:30	12:00	134m
Panshanger	17:30	11:45	342m
Sylvandale Forresters Road	17:30	11:30	406m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL7 2LX

Facility	Distance
Springmead Primary School Hilly Fields, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	442m
Moneyhole Lane Playing Field Sylvan Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	575m
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch	726m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL7 2LX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Watchlytes Primary School Watchlytes, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AZ	Primary	284m
Springmead Primary School Hillyfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB	Primary	443m
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF	Secondary	726m

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Source: Edubase
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AL7 2LX ITL and AL7 2LX 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 2LX:

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 2LX 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 2LX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121622
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 2LX

AL7 2LY	Douglas Way	28m
AL7 2ND	Wellington Drive	43m
AL7 2NB	Wellington Drive	52m
AL7 2LZ	Douglas Way	56m
AL7 2NF	Wellington Drive	70m
AL7 2NE	Wellington Drive	88m
AL7 2PG	Rivenhall End	95m
AL7 2NA	Bader Close	98m
AL7 2NL	Wellington Drive	111m
AL7 2PJ	Rivenhall End	121m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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