AL8 6SJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6SJ 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 6SJ geodata

Easting	523244
Northing	212934
Latitude	51.801484
Longitude	-0.214022

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6SJ?

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 6SJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SJ 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 6SJ

40, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SJ 2010 22 OCT £610,000
40, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SJ 2000 9 MAR £285,000

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 6SJ

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	215m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	215m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	215m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SJ

The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	125m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	149m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	184m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	194m
Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	214m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SJ

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 6SJ

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

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6SJ (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 6SJ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6SJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	403,233
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,801
Median (kWh/meter)	16,496

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	84,883
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,042
Median (kWh/meter)	3,286

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

281m

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

347m

Rowan Tree Day Nursery

9 Guessens Road

368m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Church Road	17:30	11:30	216m
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	321m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	334m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6SJ

Facility	Distance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	386m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	522m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	532m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6SJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	532m
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 6SJ ITL and AL8 6SJ 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 6SJ:

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 6SJ 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 6SJ:

	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 6SJ

AL8 6SH	Handside Lane	36m
AL8 7DL	Palmerston Close	57m
AL8 7DJ	Polayn Garth	75m
AL8 6RF	Guessens Grove	104m
AL8 6RB	Guessens Court	106m
AL8 6RG	Guessens Grove	129m
AL8 6QX	Russellcroft Road	134m
AL8 6SN	Handside Lane	145m
AL8 6SL	Little Youngs	154m
AL8 7DH	Valley Road	161m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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