AL8 6JU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6JU lies on Barleycroft Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6JU 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 6JU maps

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

AL8 6JU 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 6JU geodata

Easting	523254
Northing	212464
Latitude	51.797258
Longitude	-0.214044

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6JU?

Street	Barleycroft 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 6JU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6JU 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 6JU

40A, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 2020 19 FEB £880,000
42, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 2012 14 SEP £700,000
40, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 2007 17 MAY £755,000
4, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 2002 19 DEC £457,500
42, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 2002 22 NOV £495,000
44, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 1997 6 MAR £275,000
40, BARLEYCROFT ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JU 1996 22 NOV £275,000

➜ 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 6JU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	384m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	384m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	384m
➜ Barleycroft Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6JU

Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	163m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	190m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	284m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	301m
Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	391m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6JU

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.8km
Welwyn North Station	3.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6JU

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

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	108.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.7Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6JU (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 6JU

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6JU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	403,002
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	22,389
Median (kWh/meter)	21,618

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	101,509
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,343
Median (kWh/meter)	4,457

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

123m

Christchurch Baptist

110 Parkway

152m

Focolare Centre For Unity

69 Parkway

289m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	193m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	216m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	394m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6JU

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	297m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	310m
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	731m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6JU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	297m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	857m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	861m

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AL8 6JU ITL and AL8 6JU 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 6JU:

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 6JU 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 6JU:

	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 6JU

AL8 6JX	Barleycroft Road	42m
AL8 6TN	Barnside Court	94m
AL8 6HW	Fearnley Road	96m
AL8 6TL	Barnside Court	104m
AL8 6ST	Barn Close	123m
AL8 6JY	Barleycroft Green	131m
AL8 6HN	Parkway	157m
AL8 6HT	Turmore Dale	187m
AL8 6RP	Farm Close	188m
AL8 6HR	Honeycroft	196m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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