AL8 6UR maps, stats, and open data
AL8 6UR lies on Bridge Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6UR 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 6UR geodata
| Easting | 523272 |
| Northing | 213285 |
| Latitude | 51.804632 |
| Longitude | -0.213492 |
Where is AL8 6UR?
| Street | Bridge Road |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL8 |
AL8 6UR Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL8 6UR 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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Politics
| Ward | Handside |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL8 6UR
2025 13 MAR £820,000 |
2011 12 DEC £710,000 |
2009 24 NOV £660,000 |
2003 17 JAN £435,000 |
1997 19 FEB £230,000 |
1996 27 SEP £103,500 |
➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL8 6UR
| Handside Lane (Bridge Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 37m |
| Handside Lane (Bridge Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 86m |
| The Valley Green (Valley Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 236m |
| The Valley Green (Valley Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 289m |
| Campus West (The Campus) | Welwyn Garden City | 325m |
Nearest railway stations to AL8 6UR
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 0.8km |
| Welwyn North Station | 2.6km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 4.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL8 6UR (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 6UR (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 84.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 1.09Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL8 6UR (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% |
AL8 6UR gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6UR by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 172,690 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,188 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 20,434 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 40,235 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,471 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,292 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6UR, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6UR.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
0.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6UR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6UR (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL8 6UR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Brockswood Lane | 16:45 | 11:45 | 87m |
| Woodland Rise | 16:45 | 12:00 | 418m |
| High Oaks Road | 16:45 | 11:45 | 423m |
AL8 6UR ITL and AL8 6UR 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 6UR:
| 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 |
AL8 6UR 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 6UR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121456 | |
| LSOA | E01023919 | Welwyn Hatfield 006D |
| MSOA | E02004985 | Welwyn Hatfield 006 |
Nearest postcodes to AL8 6UR
| AL8 6UH | Bridge Road | 41m |
| AL8 7DG | Valley Road | 104m |
| AL8 6SQ | Handside Green | 110m |
| AL8 7DF | Valley Road | 124m |
| AL8 7BA | Brockswood Lane | 141m |
| AL8 6SE | Handside Lane | 165m |
| AL8 6SF | Handside Lane | 172m |
| AL8 6UG | Bridge Road | 181m |
| AL8 6QU | Russellcroft Road | 187m |
| AL8 7JZ | Roundwood Drive | 190m |
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