AL8 6TF maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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AL8 6TF geodata

Easting522731
Northing211956
Latitude51.792807
Longitude-0.221804

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6TF?

StreetHandside Lane
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6TF Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

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 6TF

June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lemsford Lane85m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Newfields154m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Newfields154m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6TF

Newfields (Handside Lane)Stanborough25m
Newfields (Handside Lane)Stanborough59m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough121m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City184m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough219m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6TF

Welwyn Garden City Station1.5km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.2km
Welwyn North Station4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6TF

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

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed92.0Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed13.8Mbps
Average upload speed13.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6TF (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 6TF

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AL8 6TF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)244,068
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)11,622
Median (kWh/meter)11,235

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)75,825
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)3,447
Median (kWh/meter)2,773
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6TF, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6TF.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Lakeside School
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Lemsford Lane
149m
Stanborough School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lemsford Lane
310m
Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
3 Marsden Road
314m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6TF

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Handside P.o17:3011:30213m
Applecroft Road17:3012:00626m
New Wood16:4511:45702m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6TF

FacilityDistance
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
312m
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
482m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
577m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6TF

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable133m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary312m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary577m

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AL8 6TF ITL and AL8 6TF 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 6TF:

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

AL8 6TF 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 6TF:

CodeName
OAE00121450
LSOAE01023916Welwyn Hatfield 006A
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6TF

AL8 6TGHandside Lane50m
AL8 6XRDownfields56m
AL8 6XPSpringfields93m
AL8 6YLLemsford Lane104m
AL8 6TDHandside Lane126m
AL8 6XSSpringfields126m
AL8 6XWStacklands138m
AL8 6TEHandside Lane141m
AL8 6LLMelbourne Court144m
AL8 6YAMarsden Green146m