AL8 6XW maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XW lies on Stacklands in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XW 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 6XW maps

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

AL8 6XW 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 6XW geodata

Easting	522817
Northing	211848
Latitude	51.791818
Longitude	-0.220596

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 6XW?

Street	Stacklands
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 6XW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XW 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 6XW

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	472m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	472m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	472m
➜ Stacklands crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XW

Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	85m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	104m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	154m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	172m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	246m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XW

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.5km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.1km
Welwyn North Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6XW

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	107.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XW (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 6XW

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	191,396
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,760
Median (kWh/meter)	13,506

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,415
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,109
Median (kWh/meter)	3,847

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

174m

Lakeside School

Lemsford Lane

262m

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

292m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	260m
New Wood	16:45	11:45	677m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	720m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XW

Facility	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	176m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	471m
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	536m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6XW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	170m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	176m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	653m

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Source: Edubase
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AL8 6XW ITL and AL8 6XW 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 6XW:

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 6XW 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 6XW:

	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 6XW

AL8 6YL	Lemsford Lane	77m
AL8 6XR	Downfields	84m
AL8 6XP	Springfields	86m
AL8 6UX	Amethyst Walk	96m
AL8 6XS	Springfields	104m
AL8 6YP	Lemsford Lane	120m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	133m
AL8 6XT	Springfields	136m
AL8 6TF	Handside Lane	138m
AL8 6XN	Springfields	139m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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