AL8 6EX maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6EX lies on Fordwich Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6EX 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 6EX maps

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

AL8 6EX 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 6EX geodata

Easting	523464
Northing	212196
Latitude	51.794803
Longitude	-0.211096

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6EX?

Street	Fordwich Road
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 6EX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6EX 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 6EX

29, FORDWICH ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6EX 2022 1 DEC £937,500

➜ 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 6EX

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	257m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	257m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	263m
➜ Fordwich Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6EX

Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	191m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	204m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	243m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	272m
Broadwater Crescent	Welwyn Garden City	374m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6EX

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.8km
Welwyn North Station	3.5km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6EX

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

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Median download speed	79.6Mbps
Average download speed	72.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.4Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6EX (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 6EX

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6EX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	294,414
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,628
Median (kWh/meter)	19,515

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	57,286
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,092
Median (kWh/meter)	3,753

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shell

Stadium Service Station

170m

Christchurch Baptist

110 Parkway

243m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

251m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	126m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	334m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	556m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6EX

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	301m
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	474m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	583m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6EX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	583m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	767m
Our Lady Catholic Primary School Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF	Primary	836m

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AL8 6EX ITL and AL8 6EX 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 6EX:

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 6EX 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 6EX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121449
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 6EX

AL8 6JB	Parkway	61m
AL8 6EU	Rooks Hill	87m
AL8 6EY	Fordwich Road	91m
AL8 6EN	Longcroft Lane	109m
AL8 6HP	Parkway	122m
AL8 6ET	Rooks Hill	129m
AL8 6EL	Longcroft Lane	170m
AL8 6HR	Honeycroft	182m
AL8 6HZ	Parkway	202m
AL8 6JA	Parkway	206m

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