AL7 4RL maps, stats, and open data
AL7 4RL lies on Howlands in Welwyn Garden City. AL7 4RL 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 4RL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL7 4RL geodata
| Easting | 525646 |
| Northing | 211203 |
| Latitude | 51.785388 |
| Longitude | -0.179856 |
Where is AL7 4RL?
| Street | Howlands |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL7 |
AL7 4RL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL7 4RL 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 4RL
181, HOWLANDS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RL 2021 10 MAY £465,000 |
175, HOWLANDS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 4RL 2004 21 OCT £213,000 |
➜ 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 4RL
| Sheepcote (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 14m |
| Sheepcote (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 43m |
| Howlands House (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 237m |
| Archers Ride (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 285m |
| Howlands House (Howlands) | Welwyn Garden City | 289m |
Nearest railway stations to AL7 4RL
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 2.4km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 3.4km |
| Welwyn North Station | 4.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL7 4RL (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 4RL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 105.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.90Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL7 4RL (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 4RL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL7 4RL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 501,157 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 42 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,932 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 11,353 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 125,704 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 38 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,308 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,233 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL7 4RL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL7 4RL.
- 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
39.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL7 4RL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL7 4RL (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL7 4RL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| The Commons | 17:30 | 12:00 | 47m |
| Hallgrove P.o | 17:30 | 12:00 | 444m |
| Beehive Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 520m |
AL7 4RL ITL and AL7 4RL 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 4RL:
| 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 4RL 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 4RL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121590 | |
| LSOA | E01023945 | Welwyn Hatfield 008C |
| MSOA | E02004987 | Welwyn Hatfield 008 |
Nearest postcodes to AL7 4RL
| AL7 4RX | Daye Mead | 64m |
| AL7 4RT | Little Lake | 70m |
| AL7 4RG | Howlands | 78m |
| AL7 4RS | The Commons | 113m |
| AL7 4RQ | Howlands | 122m |
| AL7 4RY | The Commons | 126m |
| AL7 4SA | West Mead | 134m |
| AL7 4RR | East Mead | 157m |
| AL7 4QA | Sheepcote | 178m |
| AL7 4QD | Sheepcote | 195m |
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