AL7 4QA maps, stats, and open data
AL7 4QA lies on Sheepcote in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 4QA 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 4QA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL7 4QA geodata
| Easting | 525506 |
| Northing | 211313 |
| Latitude | 51.786414 |
| Longitude | -0.181820 |
Where is AL7 4QA?
| Street | Sheepcote |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL7 |
AL7 4QA Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL7 4QA 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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Politics
| Ward | Howlands |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL7 4QA
17, SHEEPCOTE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4QA 2010 29 JAN £347,500 |
7, SHEEPCOTE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4QA 1997 17 DEC £145,000 |
➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL7 4QA
| Sheepcote (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 165m |
| Sheepcote (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 172m |
| Howlands House (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 184m |
| Howlands House (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 211m |
| Thumbswood (Beehive Lane) | Welwyn Garden City | 308m |
Nearest railway stations to AL7 4QA
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 2.2km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 3.4km |
| Welwyn North Station | 4.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL7 4QA (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 4QA (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 94.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 0.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 0.60Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL7 4QA (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% |
AL7 4QA gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL7 4QA by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 170,608 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,061 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 16,889 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 45,874 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,097 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,710 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 4QA, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 4QA.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
18.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL7 4QA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL7 4QA (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL7 4QA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| The Commons | 17:30 | 12:00 | 148m |
| Hallgrove P.o | 17:30 | 12:00 | 340m |
| Beehive Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 370m |
AL7 4QA ITL and AL7 4QA 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 4QA:
| 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 |
AL7 4QA 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 4QA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121575 | |
| LSOA | E01023946 | Welwyn Hatfield 008D |
| MSOA | E02004987 | Welwyn Hatfield 008 |
Nearest postcodes to AL7 4QA
| AL7 4QD | Sheepcote | 35m |
| AL7 4QB | The Jinnings | 71m |
| AL7 4RQ | Howlands | 112m |
| AL7 4PY | Moorlands | 113m |
| AL7 4PZ | Hillside | 138m |
| AL7 4RG | Howlands | 157m |
| AL7 4RL | Howlands | 178m |
| AL7 4QE | Thumbswood | 187m |
| AL7 4PP | Moorlands | 205m |
| AL7 4QF | Aldock | 209m |
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