AL8 6ET maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6ET lies on Rooks Hill in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6ET 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 6ET maps

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

AL8 6ET 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 6ET geodata

Easting	523510
Northing	212075
Latitude	51.793705
Longitude	-0.210472

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6ET?

Street	Rooks Hill
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 6ET Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6ET as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 6ET

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	138m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	138m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	283m
➜ Rooks Hill crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6ET

Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	64m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	75m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	151m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	185m
Broadwater Crescent	Welwyn Garden City	316m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6ET

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.9km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6ET

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

Download

Median download speed	63.2Mbps
Average download speed	68.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6ET (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 6ET

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6ET gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	262,972
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,114
Median (kWh/meter)	8,937

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,864
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,385
Median (kWh/meter)	2,158

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shell

Stadium Service Station

48m

Stanborough Beefeater & Premier Inn

The Stanborough

128m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

309m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	129m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	460m
Burrowfields	17:30	08:00	493m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6ET

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	358m
Gosling Sports Park Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Ski Slopes, Athletics, Health and Fitness Gym, Indoor Tennis Centre, Golf, Grass Pitches, Studio, Indoor Bowls, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Cycling	377m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	688m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6ET

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	688m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	731m
Our Lady Catholic Primary School Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF	Primary	743m

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AL8 6ET ITL and AL8 6ET 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 6ET:

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 6ET 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 6ET:

	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 6ET

AL8 6EU	Rooks Hill	43m
AL8 6EX	Fordwich Road	129m
AL8 6EP	Longcroft Green	145m
AL8 6EN	Longcroft Lane	155m
AL8 6DB	Stanborough Mews	155m
AL8 6JB	Parkway	159m
AL8 6JA	Parkway	166m
AL8 6XD	Stanborough Road	170m
AL8 6JT	Rooks Close	189m
AL8 6EY	Fordwich Road	191m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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