AL8 6RP maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6RP lies on Farm Close in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6RP 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 6RP maps

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

AL8 6RP 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 6RP geodata

Easting	523218
Northing	212649
Latitude	51.798928
Longitude	-0.214500

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6RP?

Street	Farm Close
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 6RP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6RP 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 6RP

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	476m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	476m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	476m
➜ Farm Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6RP

Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	96m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	113m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	131m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	157m
Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	265m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6RP

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.8km
Welwyn North Station	3.1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6RP

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

Download

Median download speed	69.6Mbps
Average download speed	89.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.6Mbps
Average upload speed	11.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.78Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6RP (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 6RP

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6RP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	161,565
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,464
Median (kWh/meter)	12,345

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,938
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,104
Median (kWh/meter)	2,947

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

74m

Christchurch Baptist

110 Parkway

285m

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary

Applecroft Primary School

308m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	107m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	249m
Church Road	17:30	11:30	336m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6RP

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	307m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	485m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	600m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6RP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	307m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	980m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	1km

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AL8 6RP ITL and AL8 6RP 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 6RP:

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 6RP 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 6RP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121442
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 6RP

AL8 6SP	Handside Lane	70m
AL8 6RR	Guessens Road	75m
AL8 6ST	Barn Close	75m
AL8 6TN	Barnside Court	100m
AL8 6JY	Barleycroft Green	110m
AL8 6TL	Barnside Court	125m
AL8 6RE	Guessens Road	146m
AL8 6SR	Handside Close	147m
AL8 6SS	Meadow Green	163m
AL8 6HJ	Parkway Close	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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