AL8 6SH maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6SH lies on Handside Lane in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6SH 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 6SH maps

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

AL8 6SH 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 6SH geodata

Easting	523276
Northing	212917
Latitude	51.801324
Longitude	-0.213565

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6SH?

Street	Handside Lane
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 6SH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SH 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 6SH

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	246m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	246m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	246m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SH

The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	160m
Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	178m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	180m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	181m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	187m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SH

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.7km
Welwyn North Station	2.9km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6SH

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

Download

Median download speed	73.2Mbps
Average download speed	91.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	11.2Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6SH (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 6SH

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6SH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	504,965
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,832
Median (kWh/meter)	17,602

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	166,683
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,377
Median (kWh/meter)	5,380

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

280m

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

330m

Misya Meze & Grill

Parkway

335m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Church Road	17:30	11:30	181m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	333m
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	348m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6SH

Facility	Distance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	421m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	536m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	556m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6SH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	536m
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	1.2km

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AL8 6SH ITL and AL8 6SH 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 6SH:

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 6SH 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 6SH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121441
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 6SH

AL8 6SJ	Handside Lane	36m
AL8 6RB	Guessens Court	70m
AL8 6RF	Guessens Grove	83m
AL8 7DL	Palmerston Close	90m
AL8 6RG	Guessens Grove	95m
AL8 7DJ	Polayn Garth	103m
AL8 6RH	Guessens Road	143m
AL8 6QZ	Homerfield	148m
AL8 6QX	Russellcroft Road	154m
AL8 6SN	Handside Lane	155m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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