AL8 6JY maps, stats, and open data
AL8 6JY lies on Barleycroft Green in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6JY 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 6JY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL8 6JY geodata
| Easting | 523307 |
| Northing | 212584 |
| Latitude | 51.798324 |
| Longitude | -0.213233 |
Where is AL8 6JY?
| Street | Barleycroft Green |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL8 |
AL8 6JY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL8 6JY 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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Politics
| Ward | Handside |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL8 6JY
2025 14 MAY £780,000 |
6, BARLEYCROFT GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JY 2023 17 FEB £785,000 |
2022 1 DEC £883,600 |
2022 11 FEB £875,000 |
17, BARLEYCROFT GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JY 2017 30 MAR £812,500 |
2016 6 MAY £695,000 |
2011 11 JUL £650,000 |
2008 4 DEC £530,000 |
9, BARLEYCROFT GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JY 2008 24 OCT £666,000 |
15, BARLEYCROFT GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6JY 2008 8 AUG £425,000 |
➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL8 6JY
| Farm Close (Guessens Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 190m |
| Barn Close (Handside Lane) | Welwyn Garden City | 202m |
| Barn Close (Handside Lane) | Welwyn Garden City | 204m |
| Farm Close (Guessens Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 210m |
| Church Road (Guessens Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 260m |
Nearest railway stations to AL8 6JY
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 0.7km |
| Welwyn North Station | 3.2km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 3.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL8 6JY (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 6JY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 86.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 15.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 12.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL8 6JY (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% |
AL8 6JY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6JY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 386,507 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 22,736 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 22,243 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 61,704 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,114 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,443 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6JY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6JY.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6JY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6JY (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL8 6JY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Barleycroft Parkway | 17:30 | 12:00 | 140m |
| Meadow Green | 17:30 | 11:45 | 199m |
| Church Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 337m |
AL8 6JY ITL and AL8 6JY 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 6JY:
| 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 |
AL8 6JY 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 6JY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121447 | |
| LSOA | E01023917 | Welwyn Hatfield 006B |
| MSOA | E02004985 | Welwyn Hatfield 006 |
Nearest postcodes to AL8 6JY
| AL8 6ST | Barn Close | 47m |
| AL8 6TN | Barnside Court | 99m |
| AL8 6RP | Farm Close | 110m |
| AL8 6JU | Barleycroft Road | 131m |
| AL8 6HJ | Parkway Close | 135m |
| AL8 6TL | Barnside Court | 142m |
| AL8 6HL | Parkway | 142m |
| AL8 6RE | Guessens Road | 151m |
| AL8 6RR | Guessens Road | 172m |
| AL8 6JX | Barleycroft Road | 172m |
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