AL8 6UL maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6UL 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 6UL maps

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

AL8 6UL 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 6UL geodata

Easting	523470
Northing	213345
Latitude	51.805121
Longitude	-0.210624

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6UL?

Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL8 6UL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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 6UL

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Reddings	220m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	408m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	408m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6UL

Campus West (The Campus)	Welwyn Garden City	122m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	129m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	185m
Campus East (The Campus)	Welwyn Garden City	302m
John Lewis (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	335m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6UL

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	2.4km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6UL

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	70.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.24Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6UL (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6UL

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6UL gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	267,470
Meter count	66
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,053
Median (kWh/meter)	3,703

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

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6UL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

188m

Rowan Tree Day Nursery

9 Guessens Road

205m

Humphreys

Campus West

278m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brockswood Lane	16:45	11:45	126m
Sherrards Park Road	17:30	12:15	337m
Woodland Rise	16:45	12:00	355m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6UL

Facility	Distance
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus) The Campus, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Studio	345m
Orchard Lawn Tennis Club Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	523m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	539m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6UL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	547m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	1km
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	1.3km

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AL8 6UL ITL and AL8 6UL 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 6UL:

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 6UL 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 6UL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121455
LSOA	E01023918	Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6UL

AL8 6UG	Bridge Road	71m
AL8 7JZ	Roundwood Drive	161m
AL8 6SG	The Quadrangle	166m
AL8 6DE	Bridge Road	174m
AL8 6UB	Bridge Road	176m
AL8 7JX	Densley Close	179m
AL8 6QR	Guessens Road	183m
AL8 6SE	Handside Lane	184m
AL8 7LD	Sherrardspark Road	190m
AL8 6QS	Guessens Walk	202m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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