AL8 6BY maps, stats, and open data
AL8 6BY 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 6BY maps


AL8 6BY geodata
| Easting | 523671 |
| Northing | 213405 |
| Latitude | 51.805622 |
| Longitude | -0.207665 |
Where is AL8 6BY?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL8 |
AL8 6BY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL8 6BY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
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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 | Handside |
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| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL8 6BY
| Campus West (The Campus) | Welwyn Garden City | 102m |
| Campus East (The Campus) | Welwyn Garden City | 125m |
| John Lewis (Bridge Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 233m |
| Pentley Park (Digswell Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 284m |
| Handside Lane (Bridge Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 336m |
Nearest railway stations to AL8 6BY
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 0.6km |
| Welwyn North Station | 2.3km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 4.7km |
Deprivation
40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than
AL8 6BY:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6BY (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL8 6BY
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Sherrards Park Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 169m |
| Brockswood Lane | 16:45 | 11:45 | 334m |
| Howardsgate Branch Office | 18:25 | 12:00 | 404m |
AL8 6BY ITL and AL8 6BY 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 6BY:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLH23 | Hertfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E07000241 | Welwyn Hatfield |
AL8 6BY 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 6BY:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00121455 | |
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| LSOA | E01023918 | Welwyn Hatfield 006C |
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| MSOA | E02004985 | Welwyn Hatfield 006 |
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