AL8 6QS maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6QS lies on Guessens Walk in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6QS 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 6QS maps

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

AL8 6QS 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 6QS geodata

Easting	523465
Northing	213143
Latitude	51.803313
Longitude	-0.210745

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6QS?

Street	Guessens Walk
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 6QS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6QS 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 6QS

2, GUESSENS WALK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6QS 2016 28 OCT £780,000
4, GUESSENS WALK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6QS 2009 19 JUN £495,000
1, GUESSENS WALK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6QS 1997 1 JUL £203,000
2, GUESSENS WALK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6QS 1996 19 APR £162,000

➜ 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 6QS

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Reddings	367m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	334m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	334m
➜ Guessens Walk crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6QS

Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	153m
Russellcroft Road	Welwyn Garden City	154m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	175m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	203m
Campus West (The Campus)	Welwyn Garden City	234m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6QS

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.5km
Welwyn North Station	2.6km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6QS

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

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Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	52.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6QS (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 6QS

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	163,595
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	27,266
Median (kWh/meter)	29,033

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

76m

Rowan Tree Day Nursery

9 Guessens Road

77m

Cote Brasserie

1 Howardsgate

229m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brockswood Lane	16:45	11:45	178m
Church Road	17:30	11:30	256m
Howardsgate Branch Office	18:25	12:00	279m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6QS

Facility	Distance
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus) The Campus, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Studio	450m
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	487m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	513m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6QS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	748m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	830m
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	1.1km

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AL8 6QS ITL and AL8 6QS 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 6QS:

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 6QS 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 6QS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121439
LSOA	E01023918	Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6QS

AL8 6SG	The Quadrangle	40m
AL8 6QR	Guessens Road	50m
AL8 6QT	Russelcroft Road	75m
AL8 6SE	Handside Lane	76m
AL8 6QW	Guessens Road	78m
AL8 6QA	Guessens Road	90m
AL8 6QY	Russellcroft Road	130m
AL8 6UG	Bridge Road	134m
AL8 6SF	Handside Lane	140m
AL8 6QN	Russellcroft Road	143m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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