AL8 6HJ maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6HJ lies on Parkway Close in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6HJ 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 6HJ maps

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

AL8 6HJ 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 6HJ geodata

Easting	523392
Northing	212689
Latitude	51.799249
Longitude	-0.211964

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6HJ?

Street	Parkway Close
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 6HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6HJ 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 6HJ

1, PARKWAY CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6HJ 2011 25 JAN £480,000
1, PARKWAY CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6HJ 1997 26 SEP £211,000

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6HJ

October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	434m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	434m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lanefield Walk	119m
➜ Parkway Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6HJ

Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	132m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	196m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	213m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	306m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	311m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6HJ

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6HJ

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	75.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	16.2Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6HJ (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 6HJ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6HJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	245,548
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,462
Median (kWh/meter)	18,880

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	49,848
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,532
Median (kWh/meter)	4,642

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

167m

Focolare Centre For Unity

69 Parkway

172m

Misya Meze & Grill

Parkway

222m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	166m
Church Road	17:30	11:30	208m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	286m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6HJ

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	479m
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	556m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	570m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6HJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	479m
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	960m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	1.1km

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AL8 6HJ ITL and AL8 6HJ 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 6HJ:

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 6HJ 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 6HJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121446
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 6HJ

AL8 6RE	Guessens Road	69m
AL8 6HL	Parkway	107m
AL8 6HH	Parkway	108m
AL8 6JY	Barleycroft Green	135m
AL8 6RH	Guessens Road	152m
AL8 6JF	Parkway	157m
AL8 6RG	Guessens Grove	164m
AL8 6ST	Barn Close	167m
AL8 6RP	Farm Close	179m
AL8 6DX	The Cloisters	182m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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