AL8 6NS maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6NS 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 6NS maps

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

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AL8 6NS geodata

Easting523821
Northing212869
Latitude51.800772
Longitude-0.205682

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6NS?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6NS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6NS 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.

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Politics

WardHandside
ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6NS

October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area247m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area247m
June 2022Public orderOn or near Fretherne Road26m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6NS

Sainsburys (Church Road)Welwyn Garden City137m
Russellcroft RoadWelwyn Garden City307m
Waitrose (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City309m
John Lewis (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City328m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)Welwyn Garden City369m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6NS

Welwyn Garden City Station0.1km
Welwyn North Station2.7km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4.2km

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Deprivation

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6NS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Welwyn Garden City Travelodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Gate House
4m
Domino's Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
51 Fretherne Road
14m
Oxfam
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
37 Fretherne Road
14m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6NS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Howardsgate Branch Office18:2512:00177m
Howard Centre18:2512:00204m
Church Road17:3011:30366m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6NS

FacilityDistance
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City)
The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
92m
Shire Park Club (Closed)
Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall
502m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus)
The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Studio
573m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6NS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW
Primary672m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary944m
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3RP
Nursery1km

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AL8 6NS ITL and AL8 6NS 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 6NS:

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

AL8 6NS 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 6NS:

CodeName
OAE00121437
LSOAE01023918Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6NS

AL8 6BPHowardsgate28m
AL8 6PZFretherne Road52m
AL8 6PAHowardsgate63m
AL8 6PBHowardsgate63m
AL8 6PSChurch Road78m
AL8 6DDChurch Road89m
AL8 6HAThe Howard Centre92m
AL8 6BBHowardsgate114m
AL8 6PDStonehills128m
AL8 6PLWigmores South135m