AL8 6SQ maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6SQ lies on Handside Green in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6SQ 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 6SQ maps

AL8 6SQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
AL8 6SQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL8 6SQ geodata

Easting523318
Northing213185
Latitude51.803723
Longitude-0.212861

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6SQ?

StreetHandside Green
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6SQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SQ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation100m328ft

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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 6SQ

2016
2 AUG
£740,000
2001
16 AUG
£435,000
6, HANDSIDE GREEN, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SQ
1998
29 MAY
£249,500

➜ 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 6SQ

November 2023Other theftOn or near Reddings279m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green198m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green198m
➜ Handside Green crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SQ

Handside Lane (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City81m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City105m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City182m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City232m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)Welwyn Garden City248m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SQ

Welwyn Garden City Station0.7km
Welwyn North Station2.6km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6SQ

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

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed89.2Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed16.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6SQ (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 6SQ

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AL8 6SQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)190,261
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)19,026
Median (kWh/meter)16,640

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)31,589
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)3,949
Median (kWh/meter)3,356
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6SQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6SQ.
  • 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 6SQ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
44 Church Road
77m
Rowan Tree Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
9 Guessens Road
225m
Cote Brasserie
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Howardsgate
380m

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Companies registered in or near AL8 6SQ

TAWNY PROPERTIES LLP2 Handside GreenAL8 6SQ
FUTURE ELECTRIC FINANCE LIMITED51 Bridge RoadAL8 6UH
GALEMORN LTD179 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CityAL8 6SE
LISTENJOURNAL LIMITED9 Handside LaneAL8 6SE
QUATERMASS SOLUTIONS LTD3 Handside LaneAL8 6SE

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Source: Companies House
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Nearest post box to AL8 6SQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Brockswood Lane16:4511:45109m
Church Road17:3011:30328m
Howardsgate Branch Office18:2512:00429m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6SQ

FacilityDistance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club
Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City
Outdoor Tennis Courts
364m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus)
The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Studio
547m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City
Golf
615m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6SQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD
Primary740m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary786m
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW
Primary1.3km

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AL8 6SQ ITL and AL8 6SQ 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 6SQ:

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

AL8 6SQ 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 6SQ:

CodeName
OAE00121456
LSOAE01023919Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6SQ

AL8 6SFHandside Lane64m
AL8 6UHBridge Road71m
AL8 6SEHandside Lane79m
AL8 7DGValley Road80m
AL8 6QURussellcroft Road95m
AL8 6URBridge Road110m
AL8 7DFValley Road120m
AL8 6SGThe Quadrangle131m
AL8 6QXRussellcroft Road137m
AL8 6QTRusselcroft Road139m