AL8 6EN maps, stats, and open data
AL8 6EN lies on Longcroft Lane in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6EN 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 6EN maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL8 6EN geodata
| Easting | 523571 |
| Northing | 212218 |
| Latitude | 51.794977 |
| Longitude | -0.209537 |
Where is AL8 6EN?
| Street | Longcroft Lane |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL8 |
AL8 6EN Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL8 6EN 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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Politics
| Ward | Handside |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL8 6EN
2015 31 JUL £448,000 |
1995 2 MAY £123,500 |
➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL8 6EN
| Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd) | Welwyn Garden City | 194m |
| Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd) | Welwyn Garden City | 209m |
| Broadwater Crescent | Welwyn Garden City | 281m |
| Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 303m |
| Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 337m |
Nearest railway stations to AL8 6EN
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 0.8km |
| Welwyn North Station | 3.4km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL8 6EN (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 | 56.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in AL8 6EN (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 41.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 67.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 7.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 15.75Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL8 6EN (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% |
AL8 6EN gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6EN by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 295,463 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 32 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,233 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,075 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 89,775 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 31 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,896 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,830 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6EN, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6EN.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6EN:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6EN (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL8 6EN
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Longcroft Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 45m |
| Barleycroft Parkway | 17:30 | 12:00 | 339m |
| Broadwater Road | 17:30 | 11:45 | 477m |
AL8 6EN ITL and AL8 6EN 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 6EN:
| 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 |
AL8 6EN 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 6EN:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121451 | |
| LSOA | E01023917 | Welwyn Hatfield 006B |
| MSOA | E02004985 | Welwyn Hatfield 006 |
Nearest postcodes to AL8 6EN
| AL8 6EL | Longcroft Lane | 61m |
| AL8 6EY | Fordwich Road | 66m |
| AL8 6JT | Rooks Close | 106m |
| AL8 6EX | Fordwich Road | 109m |
| AL8 6JS | Wilkins Grove | 110m |
| AL8 6EU | Rooks Hill | 123m |
| AL8 6ET | Rooks Hill | 155m |
| AL8 6EJ | Longcroft Lane | 163m |
| AL8 6JB | Parkway | 170m |
| AL8 6JW | Parkway Gardens | 181m |
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