AL8 6XA maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XA 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 June 1999.

AL8 6XA maps

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

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AL8 6XA geodata

Easting523499
Northing212029
Latitude51.793288
Longitude-0.210672

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6XA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XA 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 6XA

January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews127m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews127m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove277m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XA

Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)Welwyn Garden City51m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)Welwyn Garden City52m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City110m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City145m
Broadwater CrescentWelwyn Garden City333m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XA

Welwyn Garden City Station1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.3km
Welwyn North Station3.6km

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Deprivation

21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6XA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Shell
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Stadium Service Station
2m
Stanborough Beefeater & Premier Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Stanborough
94m
Welwyn Rugby Football Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Hobbs Way
315m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6XA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Longcroft Lane17:3012:00173m
Burrowfields17:3008:00468m
Barleycroft Parkway17:3012:00504m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XA

FacilityDistance
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
331m
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
362m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
698m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6XA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary698m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary708m
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3TF
Primary737m

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AL8 6XA ITL and AL8 6XA 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 6XA:

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

AL8 6XA 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 6XA:

CodeName
OAE00121451
LSOAE01023917Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6XA

AL8 6ETRooks Hill47m
AL8 6EURooks Hill88m
AL8 6XDStanborough Road133m
AL8 6DBStanborough Mews144m
AL8 6JAParkway147m
AL8 6EPLongcroft Green153m
AL8 6EXFordwich Road171m
AL8 6JBParkway190m
AL8 6ENLongcroft Lane202m
AL8 6HZParkway205m