AL7 4HF maps, stats, and open data

AL7 4HF lies on Howlands in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 4HF 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 4HF maps

AL7 4HF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL7 4HF 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 4HF geodata

Easting	525251
Northing	211161
Latitude	51.785099
Longitude	-0.185595

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL7 4HF?

Street	Howlands
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 4HF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL7 4HF as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 4HF

October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hillside	407m
August 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hillside	407m
February 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Sheepcote	283m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL7 4HF

Howlands House (Howlands)	Welwyn Garden City	109m
New Qeii Hospital (Howlands)	Welwyn Garden City	139m
Howlands House (Howlands)	Welwyn Garden City	163m
New Qeii Hospital (Howlands)	Welwyn Garden City	206m
Thumbswood (Beehive Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	365m

Nearest railway stations to AL7 4HF

Welwyn Garden City Station	2.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.1km
Welwyn North Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL7 4HF

Broadband access in AL7 4HF (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 4HF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	75.0Mbps
Average download speed	87.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.8Mbps
Average upload speed	3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.92Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL7 4HF (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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AL7 4HF gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL7 4HF by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	308,286
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,418
Median (kWh/meter)	11,703

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	76,257
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,316
Median (kWh/meter)	3,546

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 4HF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 4HF.
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

18.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL7 4HF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL7 4HF (meters)

Cooper's Grill House

The Beehive

181m

Union House Coffee Co.

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

234m

J&O Coffee Shop

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital

234m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL7 4HF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beehive Lane	17:30	12:00	183m
The Commons	17:30	12:00	350m
Howlands	17:30	12:00	373m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL7 4HF

Facility	Distance
King George V Playing Fields (Welwyn Garden City) Beehive Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Artificial Grass Pitch	324m
Hatfield And Crusaders Cricket Club Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	574m
Swallow Dell Primary And Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL7 4HF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School The Commons, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RU	Primary	569m
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JP	Primary	1.1km
Creswick Primary & Nursery School Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL	Primary	1.1km

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AL7 4HF ITL and AL7 4HF 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 4HF:

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 4HF 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 4HF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00173215
LSOA	E01023946	Welwyn Hatfield 008D
MSOA	E02004987	Welwyn Hatfield 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL7 4HF

AL7 4HG	Howlands	57m
AL7 4QH	Moorside	60m
AL7 4QL	Moorend	67m
AL7 4RH	Howicks Green	80m
AL7 4BN	Beehive Lane	117m
AL7 4QJ	Moorlands	121m
AL7 4QQ	Moorlands	132m
AL7 4RJ	Howicks Green	137m
AL7 4QG	Moorlands	139m
AL7 4BJ	Beehive Lane	196m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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