AL8 6EA maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6EA lies on Longcroft Lane in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6EA 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 6EA maps

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

AL8 6EA 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 6EA geodata

Easting	523728
Northing	212710
Latitude	51.799364
Longitude	-0.207086

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6EA?

Street	Longcroft Lane
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 6EA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6EA 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 6EA

6, LONGCROFT LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EA 2014 9 APR £580,000
8, LONGCROFT LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EA 2007 30 MAR £500,000
10, LONGCROFT LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EA 1997 28 NOV £107,000

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6EA

October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	128m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	128m
June 2022	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	128m
➜ Longcroft Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6EA

Sainsburys (Church Road)	Welwyn Garden City	130m
Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	323m
Russellcroft Road	Welwyn Garden City	353m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	379m
Penn Way (Broadwater Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	484m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6EA

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.3km
Welwyn North Station	2.9km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6EA

Broadband access in AL8 6EA (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 AL8 6EA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	94.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6EA (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6EA

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6EA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	209,664
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,978
Median (kWh/meter)	12,219

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,567
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,428
Median (kWh/meter)	3,662

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6EA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6EA.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Playschool Nursery

Trevelyan House

60m

The Free Church

United Reformed Church

78m

The Doctors Tonic

Church Road

83m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Howardsgate Branch Office	18:25	12:00	294m
Church Road	17:30	11:30	325m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	344m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6EA

Facility	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	270m
Shire Park Club (Closed) Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall	685m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus) The Campus, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Studio	736m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6EA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	656m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	802m
Ludwick Nursery School Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP	Nursery	977m

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AL8 6EA ITL and AL8 6EA 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 6EA:

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 6EA 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 6EA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121443
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 6EA

AL8 6ED	Parkfields	77m
AL8 6EB	Longcroft Lane	109m
AL8 6EE	Parkfields	111m
AL8 6PZ	Fretherne Road	135m
AL8 6EF	Longcroft Lane	137m
AL8 6DD	Church Road	142m
AL8 6DU	The Cloisters	153m
AL8 6JQ	Parkway	160m
AL8 6PS	Church Road	163m
AL8 6EG	Lytton Gardens	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence