AL8 6HL maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6HL lies on Parkway in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6HL 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 6HL maps

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

AL8 6HL 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 6HL geodata

Easting	523448
Northing	212598
Latitude	51.798413
Longitude	-0.211209

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6HL?

Street	Parkway
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 6HL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6HL 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 6HL

October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	374m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	374m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barleycroft Green	115m
➜ Parkway crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6HL

Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	220m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	284m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	304m
Sainsburys (Church Road)	Welwyn Garden City	337m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	343m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6HL

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	3.1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6HL

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

Download

Median download speed	78.6Mbps
Average download speed	74.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	15.6Mbps
Average upload speed	13.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6HL (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 6HL

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6HL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	257,122
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,070
Median (kWh/meter)	16,631

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	52,713
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,055
Median (kWh/meter)	3,196

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Focolare Centre For Unity

69 Parkway

78m

Christchurch Baptist

110 Parkway

172m

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

188m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	70m
Church Road	17:30	11:30	289m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	336m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6HL

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	503m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	516m
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	553m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6HL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	503m
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	883m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	1.1km

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AL8 6HL ITL and AL8 6HL 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 6HL:

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 6HL 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 6HL:

	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 6HL

AL8 6DX	The Cloisters	106m
AL8 6HJ	Parkway Close	107m
AL8 6JF	Parkway	117m
AL8 6JY	Barleycroft Green	142m
AL8 6HH	Parkway	147m
AL8 6DU	The Cloisters	153m
AL8 6HN	Parkway	172m
AL8 6RE	Guessens Road	173m
AL8 6EQ	Birdcroft Road	179m
AL8 6JD	Parkway	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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