AL8 6UZ maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6UZ 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 6UZ maps

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

AL8 6UZ 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 6UZ geodata

Easting	523058
Northing	211939
Latitude	51.792576
Longitude	-0.217095

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6UZ?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 6UZ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	221m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	221m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	221m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6UZ

Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	253m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	268m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	273m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	279m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	301m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6UZ

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.2km
Welwyn North Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6UZ

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

Download

Median download speed	49.2Mbps
Average download speed	58.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.2Mbps
Average upload speed	8.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	11.02Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6UZ (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 6UZ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6UZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	125,365
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,451
Median (kWh/meter)	5,590

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,353
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,841
Median (kWh/meter)	1,624

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

111m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

277m

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

301m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	230m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	582m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	654m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6UZ

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	251m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	302m
Gosling Sports Park Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Ski Slopes, Athletics, Health and Fitness Gym, Indoor Tennis Centre, Golf, Grass Pitches, Studio, Indoor Bowls, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Cycling	348m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6UZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	302m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	420m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	556m

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AL8 6UZ ITL and AL8 6UZ 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 6UZ:

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 6UZ 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 6UZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121453
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 6UZ

AL8 6XU	Heather Road	63m
AL8 6YD	Marsden Green	65m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	66m
AL8 6YB	Marsden Green	78m
AL8 6XX	Heather Road	90m
AL8 6YQ	Marsden Road	109m
AL8 6YH	Marsden Road	113m
AL8 6XY	Marsden Road	117m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	125m
AL8 6XH	Stanborough Green	125m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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