AL8 6TE maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6TE 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 6TE geodata

Easting	522839
Northing	212046
Latitude	51.793592
Longitude	-0.220207

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6TE?

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 6TE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6TE 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 6TE

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	390m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	390m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	390m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6TE

Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	48m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	91m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	104m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	121m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	244m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6TE

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.4km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6TE

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

Download

Median download speed	85.2Mbps
Average download speed	141.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6TE (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 6TE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	219,706
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,693
Median (kWh/meter)	14,932

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,767
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,231
Median (kWh/meter)	3,737

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

26.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6TE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

193m

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

246m

Lakeside School

Lemsford Lane

269m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	73m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	521m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	642m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6TE

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	347m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	362m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	456m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6TE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	272m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	362m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	456m

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AL8 6TE ITL and AL8 6TE 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 6TE:

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 6TE 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 6TE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121450
LSOA	E01023916	Welwyn Hatfield 006A
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6TE

AL8 6TD	Handside Lane	39m
AL8 6YA	Marsden Green	54m
AL8 6YF	Marsden Road	75m
AL8 6XS	Springfields	103m
AL8 6XP	Springfields	113m
AL8 6LH	Attimore Road	128m
AL8 6LL	Melbourne Court	134m
AL8 6TF	Handside Lane	141m
AL8 6XR	Downfields	143m
AL8 6LW	Attimore Road	160m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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