AL7 3JS maps, stats, and open data

AL7 3JS lies on Blackthorn Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 3JS is located in the Howlands 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 3JS maps

AL7 3JS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL7 3JS 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 3JS geodata

Easting	525275
Northing	212124
Latitude	51.793754
Longitude	-0.184874

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL7 3JS?

Street	Blackthorn Road
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 3JS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL7 3JS 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	Howlands
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL7 3JS

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Bushey Green	479m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Linces Way	388m
August 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lowerfield	81m
➜ Blackthorn Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL7 3JS

Salisbury Road (Heronswood Road)	Welwyn Garden City	236m
Ridgeway (Heronswood Road)	Welwyn Garden City	240m
Salisbury Road (Heronswood Road)	Welwyn Garden City	286m
Ridgeway (Heronswood Road)	Welwyn Garden City	333m
Sweet Briar (Cole Green Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	377m

Nearest railway stations to AL7 3JS

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.6km
Welwyn North Station	3.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL7 3JS

Broadband access in AL7 3JS (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 3JS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	73.5Mbps
Average download speed	125.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	15.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL7 3JS (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 3JS

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Source: Ofcom
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AL7 3JS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL7 3JS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	183,820
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,130
Median (kWh/meter)	12,760

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,275
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,773
Median (kWh/meter)	2,328

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 3JS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 3JS.
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

36.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL7 3JS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL7 3JS (meters)

Swallow Dell Primary School

Blackthorn Road

159m

The Chieftain

Cole Green Lane

388m

New Zion Christian Fellowship

140 Cole Green Lane

416m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL7 3JS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shortlands Green	17:30	11:45	327m
Linces Way	17:30	12:00	369m
Wheatley Road	17:30	11:45	374m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL7 3JS

Facility	Distance
Swallow Dell Primary And Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	156m
King George V Playing Fields (Welwyn Garden City) Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Artificial Grass Pitch	762m
Ridgeway Academy Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL7 3JS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP	Primary	158m
Holwell Primary School Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP	Primary	682m
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP	Nursery	748m

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AL7 3JS ITL and AL7 3JS 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 3JS:

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 3JS 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 3JS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121582
LSOA	E01023944	Welwyn Hatfield 008B
MSOA	E02004987	Welwyn Hatfield 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL7 3JS

AL7 3DX	Sweet Briar	99m
AL7 3JT	Lowerfield	101m
AL7 3JX	Wellcroft Road	137m
AL7 3JU	Wellcroft Road	142m
AL7 3JP	Blackthorn Road	156m
AL7 3ET	Heronswood Road	175m
AL7 3JZ	Wellcroft Close	188m
AL7 3DY	Sweet Briar	204m
AL7 3LJ	Wheatley Close	210m
AL7 3DU	Sweet Briar	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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