AL8 6XE maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XE 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 6XE maps

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

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AL8 6XE geodata

Easting523342
Northing211738
Latitude51.790708
Longitude-0.213051

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XE?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6XE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XE 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 6XE

January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews377m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews377m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove362m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XE

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City202m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City232m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough309m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough324m
Longcroft Green (Stanborough Rd)Welwyn Garden City341m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XE

Welwyn Garden City Station1.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3km
Welwyn North Station3.9km

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Deprivation

26.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6XE:

Food Standards Agency

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

Stanborough Beefeater & Premier Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Stanborough
309m
Shell
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Stadium Service Station
330m
Burrowfields Snack Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Burrowfield
395m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6XE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Burrowfields17:3008:00498m
Longcroft Lane17:3012:00504m
Handside P.o17:3011:30576m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XE

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
0m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
455m
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
464m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6XE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary455m
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable704m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary841m

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AL8 6XE ITL and AL8 6XE 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 6XE:

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

AL8 6XE 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 6XE:

CodeName
OAE00121452
LSOAE01023916Welwyn Hatfield 006A
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6XE

AL8 6XHStanborough Green223m
AL8 6XDStanborough Road224m
AL8 6XJStanborough Green237m
AL8 6XQStanborough Green240m
AL8 6XYMarsden Road243m
AL8 6XXHeather Road258m
AL8 6YHMarsden Road281m
AL8 6JAParkway285m
AL8 6XGStanborough Green290m
AL8 6XUHeather Road308m