AL8 6XR maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XR lies on Downfields in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XR 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 6XR maps

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

AL8 6XR 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 6XR geodata

Easting	522773
Northing	211919
Latitude	51.792465
Longitude	-0.221208

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XR?

Street	Downfields
Town/City	Welwyn Garden City
Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL8 6XR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XR 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 6XR

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	482m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	482m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	482m
➜ Downfields crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XR

Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	70m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	92m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	102m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	167m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	191m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XR

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.5km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.2km
Welwyn North Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6XR

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

Download

Median download speed	75.4Mbps
Average download speed	88.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.5Mbps
Average upload speed	11.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XR (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 6XR

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	212,835
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,302
Median (kWh/meter)	13,652

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,527
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,908
Median (kWh/meter)	3,123

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lakeside School

Lemsford Lane

196m

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

257m

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

288m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	214m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	655m
New Wood	16:45	11:45	698m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XR

Facility	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	259m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	463m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	596m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6XR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	142m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	259m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	596m

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AL8 6XR ITL and AL8 6XR 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 6XR:

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 6XR 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 6XR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121454
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 6XR

AL8 6XP	Springfields	50m
AL8 6TF	Handside Lane	56m
AL8 6YL	Lemsford Lane	75m
AL8 6XW	Stacklands	84m
AL8 6XS	Springfields	87m
AL8 6TG	Handside Lane	100m
AL8 6YA	Marsden Green	128m
AL8 6TE	Handside Lane	143m
AL8 6TD	Handside Lane	144m
AL8 6UX	Amethyst Walk	157m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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