AL8 6HX maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6HX lies on Hobbs Way in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6HX 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 6HX maps

AL8 6HX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
AL8 6HX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

AL8 6HX geodata

Easting523214
Northing212165
Latitude51.794579
Longitude-0.214730

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6HX?

StreetHobbs Way
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
➜ AL8 open data dashboard
➜ See where AL8 is on a map
➜ Where is Welwyn Garden City?

AL8 6HX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation90m295ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardHandside
ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6HX

January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews441m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews441m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove85m
➜ Hobbs Way crime map and outcomes

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6HX

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City289m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City290m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City333m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)Welwyn Garden City364m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City366m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6HX

Welwyn Garden City Station1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.4km
Welwyn North Station3.6km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6HX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6HX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

Deprivation

21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6HX:

Food Standards Agency

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

Welwyn Rugby Football Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Hobbs Way
2m
Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
3 Marsden Road
216m
Nisa Local
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
179 Handside Lane
231m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to AL8 6HX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Handside P.o17:3011:30330m
Longcroft Lane17:3012:00375m
Barleycroft Parkway17:3012:00426m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6HX

FacilityDistance
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
50m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
411m
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
446m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to AL8 6HX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary411m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary577m
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable647m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

AL8 6HX ITL and AL8 6HX 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 6HX:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000241Welwyn Hatfield

AL8 6HX 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 6HX:

CodeName
OAE00121447
LSOAE01023917Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6HX

AL8 6HYColgrove82m
AL8 6HSTurmore Dale97m
AL8 6HUColgrove105m
AL8 6HFScotts View117m
AL8 6HZParkway122m
AL8 6HTTurmore Dale131m
AL8 6HRHoneycroft137m
AL8 6HPParkway153m
AL8 6XGStanborough Green157m
AL8 6JBParkway191m