AL8 6SZ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6SZ 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 6SZ geodata

Easting	523019
Northing	212330
Latitude	51.796105
Longitude	-0.217498

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6SZ?

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 6SZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SZ 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 6SZ

126, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SZ 2018 11 DEC £655,000

➜ 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 6SZ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	324m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	324m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	324m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SZ

Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	225m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	233m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	266m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	289m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	412m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SZ

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.1km
Welwyn North Station	3.5km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6SZ

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	123.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6SZ (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%

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AL8 6SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	252,065
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,005
Median (kWh/meter)	16,651

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,295
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,027
Median (kWh/meter)	5,125

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

21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6SZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

96m

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary

Applecroft Primary School

169m

Jousters at Applecroft

Applecroft Primary School

169m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	266m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	278m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	312m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6SZ

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	168m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	218m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	655m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6SZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	168m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	605m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	655m

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AL8 6SZ ITL and AL8 6SZ 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 6SZ:

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 6SZ 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 6SZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121445
LSOA	E01023917	Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6SZ

AL8 6TB	The Old Drive	56m
AL8 6TA	Handside Lane	93m
AL8 6HF	Scotts View	140m
AL8 6HT	Turmore Dale	166m
AL8 6JZ	Applecroft Road	168m
AL8 6LN	Attimore Close	181m
AL8 6LD	Elmwood	213m
AL8 6HS	Turmore Dale	224m
AL8 6LA	Applecroft Road	227m
AL8 6LW	Attimore Road	240m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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