AL8 6RB maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6RB lies on Guessens Court in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6RB 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 6RB maps

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

AL8 6RB 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 6RB geodata

Easting	523342
Northing	212893
Latitude	51.801087
Longitude	-0.212640

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6RB?

Street	Guessens Court
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 6RB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6RB 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6RB

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	307m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	307m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	307m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6RB

Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	111m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	162m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	203m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	203m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	227m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6RB

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	2.9km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6RB

Broadband access in AL8 6RB (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	1.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL8 6RB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.4Mbps
Average download speed	37.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6RB (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%

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AL8 6RB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	404,541
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,194
Median (kWh/meter)	8,808

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	220,951
Meter count	73
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,027
Median (kWh/meter)	2,019

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Misya Meze & Grill

Parkway

266m

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

284m

Argos

Sainsburys

300m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Church Road	17:30	11:30	113m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	351m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	376m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6RB

Facility	Distance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	487m
Anytime Fitness (Welwyn Garden City) The Howard Centre, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	557m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	560m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6RB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	560m
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	1km
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	1.1km

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AL8 6RB ITL and AL8 6RB 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 6RB:

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 6RB 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 6RB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121440
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 6RB

AL8 6RG	Guessens Grove	52m
AL8 6SH	Handside Lane	70m
AL8 6RH	Guessens Road	76m
AL8 6RF	Guessens Grove	92m
AL8 6SJ	Handside Lane	106m
AL8 6RA	Guessens Road	115m
AL8 6QZ	Homerfield	121m
AL8 6QL	Guessens Road	155m
AL8 7DL	Palmerston Close	160m
AL8 6RE	Guessens Road	161m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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