AL8 6BW maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6BW 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 6BW maps

AL8 6BW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
AL8 6BW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL8 6BW geodata

Easting523771
Northing212909
Latitude51.801136
Longitude-0.206416

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Where is AL8 6BW?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6BW Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation90m295ft

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

WardHandside
ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6BW

October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area291m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area291m
June 2022Public orderOn or near Fretherne Road38m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6BW

Sainsburys (Church Road)Welwyn Garden City111m
Russellcroft RoadWelwyn Garden City244m
John Lewis (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City284m
Waitrose (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City300m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)Welwyn Garden City310m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6BW

Welwyn Garden City Station0.2km
Welwyn North Station2.7km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4.2km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Costa
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
50 Howardsgate
19m
Oxfam Books & Music
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
36B Howardsgate
19m
Pizza Express
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
40-42 Howardsgate
19m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6BW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Howardsgate Branch Office18:2512:00114m
Howard Centre18:2512:00196m
Church Road17:3011:30317m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6BW

FacilityDistance
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City)
The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
127m
Shire Park Club (Closed)
Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall
506m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus)
The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Studio
534m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6BW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW
Primary736m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary916m
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD
Primary999m

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AL8 6BW ITL and AL8 6BW 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 6BW:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000241Welwyn Hatfield

AL8 6BW 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 6BW:

CodeName
OAE00121437
LSOAE01023918Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6BW

AL8 6PAHowardsgate8m
AL8 6PBHowardsgate8m
AL8 6PSChurch Road46m
AL8 6BPHowardsgate74m
AL8 6PLWigmores South78m
AL8 6PZFretherne Road97m
AL8 6PDStonehills99m
AL8 6DJHowardsgate108m
AL8 6BHHowardsgate112m
AL8 6BBHowardsgate120m