AL8 6SY maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6SY 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 6SY maps

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

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AL8 6SY geodata

Easting523072
Northing212500
Latitude51.797621
Longitude-0.216669

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6SY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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➜ Where is Welwyn Garden City?

AL8 6SY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SY 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 6SY

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove447m
November 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Colgrove447m
October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Colgrove447m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SY

Barn Close (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City52m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City88m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)Welwyn Garden City277m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)Welwyn Garden City284m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City333m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SY

Welwyn Garden City Station1km
Welwyn North Station3.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6SY (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 limitations in AL8 6SY (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%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Applecroft Primary School
117m
Jousters at Applecroft
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Applecroft Primary School
117m
Barn Theatre
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Barn Close
205m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6SY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Meadow Green17:3011:45133m
Applecroft Road17:3012:00210m
Barleycroft Parkway17:3012:00365m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6SY

FacilityDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
115m
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
345m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City
Golf
617m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6SY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary115m
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable774m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary832m

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AL8 6SY ITL and AL8 6SY 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 6SY:

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

AL8 6SY 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 6SY:

CodeName
OAE00121436
LSOAE01023919Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6SY

AL8 6SSMeadow Green106m
AL8 6TLBarnside Court108m
AL8 6JZApplecroft Road115m
AL8 6LAApplecroft Road123m
AL8 6TNBarnside Court150m
AL8 6SPHandside Lane174m
AL8 6SZHandside Lane178m
AL8 6SRHandside Close182m
AL8 6JUBarleycroft Road186m
AL8 6JXBarleycroft Road190m