AL8 6XS maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XS lies on Springfields in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XS 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 6XS maps

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

AL8 6XS 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 6XS geodata

Easting	522856
Northing	211944
Latitude	51.792672
Longitude	-0.219997

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6XS?

Street	Springfields
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 6XS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XS 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 6XS

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	395m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	395m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	395m
➜ Springfields crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XS

Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	119m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	123m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	147m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	178m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	179m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XS

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.4km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.2km
Welwyn North Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6XS

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

Download

Median download speed	73.0Mbps
Average download speed	86.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	18.6Mbps
Average upload speed	13.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XS (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 6XS

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	197,132
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,321
Median (kWh/meter)	12,554

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,259
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,751
Median (kWh/meter)	2,506

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

204m

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

257m

Lakeside School

Lemsford Lane

274m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	157m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	622m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	730m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XS

Facility	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	258m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	380m
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	528m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6XS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	228m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	258m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	552m

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AL8 6XS ITL and AL8 6XS 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 6XS:

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 6XS 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 6XS:

	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 6XS

AL8 6XP	Springfields	36m
AL8 6YA	Marsden Green	60m
AL8 6XR	Downfields	87m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	93m
AL8 6TE	Handside Lane	103m
AL8 6XW	Stacklands	104m
AL8 6TF	Handside Lane	126m
AL8 6TD	Handside Lane	128m
AL8 6YF	Marsden Road	138m
AL8 6XT	Springfields	138m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence