AL8 6RX maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6RX lies on Elm Gardens in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6RX 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 6RX maps

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

Easting522955
Northing212691
Latitude51.799363
Longitude-0.218298

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6RX?

StreetElm Gardens
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6RX 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 6RX

October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green461m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green461m
March 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Valley Green461m
➜ Elm Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6RX

Youngs Rise (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City132m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City168m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City169m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City173m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City185m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6RX

Welwyn Garden City Station1km
Welwyn North Station3.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6RX

Broadband access in AL8 6RX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in AL8 6RX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed67.2Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed3.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed18.21Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6RX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6RX

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AL8 6RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)294,182
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)13,372
Median (kWh/meter)13,674

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)86,967
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)3,624
Median (kWh/meter)3,385
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6RX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6RX.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Applecroft Primary School
205m
Jousters at Applecroft
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Applecroft Primary School
205m
Barn Theatre
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Barn Close
320m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6RX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Applecroft Road17:3012:00149m
Valley Road16:4511:45158m
Meadow Green17:3011:45170m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6RX

FacilityDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
205m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City
Golf
393m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club
Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City
Outdoor Tennis Courts
497m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6RX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary205m
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable893m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary1km

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Source: Edubase
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AL8 6RX ITL and AL8 6RX 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 6RX:

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

AL8 6RX 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 6RX:

CodeName
OAE00121436
LSOAE01023919Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6RX

AL8 6RYElm Gardens38m
AL8 7DRValley Road105m
AL8 6SRHandside Close120m
AL8 6RTYoungs Rise135m
AL8 6SSMeadow Green136m
AL8 6LAApplecroft Road142m
AL8 7DPValley Road145m
AL8 6RUYoungs Rise152m
AL8 6LBApplecroft Road157m
AL8 7DSThe Links179m