AL8 6HU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6HU lies on Colgrove in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6HU 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 6HU maps

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

AL8 6HU 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 6HU geodata

Easting	523198
Northing	212061
Latitude	51.793648
Longitude	-0.214999

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6HU?

Street	Colgrove
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 6HU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6HU 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 6HU

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	428m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	428m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	35m
➜ Colgrove crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6HU

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	230m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	240m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	326m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	343m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	353m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6HU

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6HU

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	101.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6HU (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 6HU

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6HU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	293,038
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,954
Median (kWh/meter)	12,389

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	59,366
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,492
Median (kWh/meter)	3,587

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

107m

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

166m

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

269m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	309m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	408m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	525m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6HU

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	111m
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	354m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	484m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6HU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	484m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	488m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	589m

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AL8 6HU ITL and AL8 6HU 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 6HU:

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 6HU 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 6HU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121447
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 6HU

AL8 6HY	Colgrove	55m
AL8 6XG	Stanborough Green	82m
AL8 6HZ	Parkway	103m
AL8 6YH	Marsden Road	105m
AL8 6HX	Hobbs Way	105m
AL8 6XQ	Stanborough Green	115m
AL8 6XY	Marsden Road	151m
AL8 6JA	Parkway	159m
AL8 6YQ	Marsden Road	164m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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