AL8 6BB maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6BB lies on Howardsgate in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6BB is located in the Handside 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.

AL8 6BB maps

AL8 6BB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL8 6BB 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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AL8 6BB geodata

Easting	523875
Northing	212969
Latitude	51.801652
Longitude	-0.204888

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6BB?

Street	Howardsgate
Town/City	Welwyn Garden City
Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL8 6BB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6BB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	Handside
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6BB

October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	351m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	351m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	55m
➜ Howardsgate crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6BB

Waitrose (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	196m
Sainsburys (Church Road)	Welwyn Garden City	230m
John Lewis (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	248m
Russellcroft Road	Welwyn Garden City	326m
Broadwater Road (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	347m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6BB

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.1km
Welwyn North Station	2.6km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6BB (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6BB (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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AL8 6BB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6BB by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,992
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,899
Median (kWh/meter)	3,366

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6BB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6BB.
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)
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Deprivation

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6BB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6BB (meters)

McDonalds

63 Howardsgate

19m

Starbucks

Unit 58

53m

Marks & Spencer

Unit 14

53m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL8 6BB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Howard Centre	18:25	12:00	92m
Howardsgate Branch Office	18:25	12:00	172m
Hyde Way	17:30	12:00	375m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6BB

Facility	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	54m
Shire Park Club (Closed) Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall	391m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus) The Campus, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Studio	479m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	710m
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	969m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	1km

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AL8 6BB ITL and AL8 6BB 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 AL8 6BB:

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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AL8 6BB 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 AL8 6BB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121437
LSOA	E01023918	Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6BB

AL8 6HA	The Howard Centre	54m
AL8 6PD	Stonehills	65m
AL8 6BP	Howardsgate	88m
AL8 6PA	Howardsgate	112m
AL8 6PB	Howardsgate	112m
AL8 6PG	Wigmores North	131m
AL8 6PS	Church Road	164m
AL8 6PZ	Fretherne Road	164m
AL8 6PH	Wigmores North	177m
AL8 6DD	Church Road	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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