AL8 6XB maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XB 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 6XB maps

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

AL8 6XB 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 6XB geodata

Easting	523412
Northing	212013
Latitude	51.793170
Longitude	-0.211914

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XB?

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

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XB 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 6XB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	209m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	209m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	197m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XB

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	55m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	82m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	135m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)	Welwyn Garden City	139m
Broadwater Crescent	Welwyn Garden City	422m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XB

Welwyn Garden City Station	1km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6XB

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

Download

Median download speed	29.7Mbps
Average download speed	58.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	3.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XB (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 6XB

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	197,984
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,599
Median (kWh/meter)	6,065

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	86,846
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,801
Median (kWh/meter)	2,473

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shell

Stadium Service Station

85m

Stanborough Beefeater & Premier Inn

The Stanborough

157m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

250m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	241m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	517m
Burrowfields	17:30	08:00	525m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XB

Facility	Distance
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	284m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	292m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	615m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6XB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	615m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	656m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	782m

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Source: Edubase
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AL8 6XB ITL and AL8 6XB 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 6XB:

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 6XB 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 6XB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121451
LSOA	E01023917	Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6XB

AL8 6JA	Parkway	61m
AL8 6XD	Stanborough Road	61m
AL8 6ET	Rooks Hill	116m
AL8 6HZ	Parkway	129m
AL8 6EU	Rooks Hill	137m
AL8 6XG	Stanborough Green	144m
AL8 6JB	Parkway	180m
AL8 6HY	Colgrove	183m
AL8 6EX	Fordwich Road	190m
AL8 6XQ	Stanborough Green	194m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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