AL8 6RU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6RU lies on Youngs Rise in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6RU 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 6RU maps

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

AL8 6RU 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 6RU geodata

Easting	523043
Northing	212815
Latitude	51.800458
Longitude	-0.216978

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6RU?

Street	Youngs Rise
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 6RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6RU 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 6RU

30, YOUNGS RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6RU 2012 7 SEP £600,100
4, YOUNGS RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6RU 2011 15 JUN £600,000
30, YOUNGS RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6RU 2006 3 APR £515,000
30, YOUNGS RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6RU 1996 28 JUN £185,000
16, YOUNGS RISE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6RU 1995 17 NOV £145,000

➜ 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 6RU

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	315m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	315m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	315m
➜ Youngs Rise crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6RU

Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	100m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	127m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	158m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	176m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	234m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6RU

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.9km
Welwyn North Station	3.1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6RU

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

Download

Median download speed	125.0Mbps
Average download speed	118.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6RU (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 6RU

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	223,241
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,603
Median (kWh/meter)	19,910

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	48,163
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,816
Median (kWh/meter)	4,174

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

0.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

313m

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary

Applecroft Primary School

340m

Jousters at Applecroft

Applecroft Primary School

340m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	113m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	201m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	301m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6RU

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	340m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	372m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	383m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	340m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	1km
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	1.1km

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AL8 6RU ITL and AL8 6RU 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 6RU:

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 6RU 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 6RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121436
LSOA	E01023919	Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6RU

AL8 6RT	Youngs Rise	54m
AL8 6SL	Little Youngs	80m
AL8 6SN	Handside Lane	112m
AL8 7DH	Valley Road	129m
AL8 6SR	Handside Close	137m
AL8 7DN	Valley Road	140m
AL8 6RY	Elm Gardens	142m
AL8 6RX	Elm Gardens	152m
AL8 7BT	High Oaks Road	157m
AL8 7DR	Valley Road	170m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence