AL8 6EJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6EJ 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 6EJ geodata

Easting	523631
Northing	212370
Latitude	51.796323
Longitude	-0.208638

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6EJ?

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 6EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6EJ 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 6EJ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	378m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	378m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	497m
➜ Longcroft Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6EJ

Broadwater Crescent	Welwyn Garden City	334m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	354m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	370m
Broadwater Crescent (Broadwater Road)	Welwyn Garden City	449m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	465m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6EJ

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	3.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6EJ

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

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6EJ (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 6EJ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6EJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	192,009
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,001
Median (kWh/meter)	11,685

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,230
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,159
Median (kWh/meter)	2,865

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

21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6EJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Focolare Centre For Unity

69 Parkway

232m

Christchurch Baptist

110 Parkway

235m

Shell

Stadium Service Station

365m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	198m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	252m
Broadwater Road	17:30	11:45	454m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6EJ

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	509m
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	611m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	683m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6EJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	680m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	683m
Our Lady Catholic Primary School Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF	Primary	808m

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AL8 6EJ ITL and AL8 6EJ 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 6EJ:

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 6EJ 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 6EJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121451
LSOA	E01023917	Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6EJ

AL8 6JR	Longcroft Gardens	98m
AL8 6EH	Birdcroft Road	102m
AL8 6JW	Parkway Gardens	105m
AL8 6JS	Wilkins Grove	126m
AL8 6EQ	Birdcroft Road	130m
AL8 6EL	Longcroft Lane	144m
AL8 6EY	Fordwich Road	150m
AL8 6EN	Longcroft Lane	163m
AL8 6EG	Lytton Gardens	174m
AL8 6JD	Parkway	175m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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