AL8 6DL maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6DL 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 2017.

AL8 6DL maps

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

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AL8 6DL geodata

Easting523848
Northing212998
Latitude51.801925
Longitude-0.205244

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6DL?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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➜ Where is Welwyn Garden City?

AL8 6DL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6DL 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 6DL

October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area377m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area377m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stonehills33m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6DL

Waitrose (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City183m
John Lewis (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City211m
Sainsburys (Church Road)Welwyn Garden City228m
Russellcroft RoadWelwyn Garden City297m
Campus East (The Campus)Welwyn Garden City342m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6DL

Welwyn Garden City Station0.1km
Welwyn North Station2.6km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6DL

Broadband access in AL8 6DL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL8 6DL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed49.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6DL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6DL

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

McDonalds
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
63 Howardsgate
24m
Welwyn Coffee Lab
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
34 Stonehills
31m
Subway
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
32 Stonehills
34m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6DL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Howard Centre18:2512:0079m
Howardsgate Branch Office18:2512:00142m
Church Road17:3011:30408m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6DL

FacilityDistance
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City)
The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
93m
Shire Park Club (Closed)
Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall
389m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus)
The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Studio
446m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6DL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW
Primary749m
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD
Primary933m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary1km

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AL8 6DL ITL and AL8 6DL 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 6DL:

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

AL8 6DL 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 6DL:

CodeName
OAE00121437
LSOAE01023918Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6DL

AL8 6PDStonehills32m
AL8 6BBHowardsgate40m
AL8 6HAThe Howard Centre93m
AL8 6PGWigmores North94m
AL8 6PAHowardsgate110m
AL8 6PBHowardsgate110m
AL8 6BPHowardsgate111m
AL8 6PHWigmores North139m
AL8 6ALHowardsgate162m
AL8 6PSChurch Road164m