AL8 6XX maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XX lies on Heather Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XX 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 6XX maps

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

AL8 6XX 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 6XX geodata

Easting	523129
Northing	211883
Latitude	51.792064
Longitude	-0.216062

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XX?

Street	Heather Road
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 6XX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XX 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 6XX

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	221m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	221m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	221m
➜ Heather Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XX

Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	238m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	257m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	266m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	296m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	313m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XX

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.1km
Welwyn North Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6XX

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.9Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.58Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XX (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 6XX

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	181,129
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,094
Median (kWh/meter)	15,807

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	32,446
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,245
Median (kWh/meter)	2,276

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

190m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

296m

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

310m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	320m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	546m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	715m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XX

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	258m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	286m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	308m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6XX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	308m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	483m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	627m

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AL8 6XX ITL and AL8 6XX 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 6XX:

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 6XX 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 6XX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121452
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 6XX

AL8 6XH	Stanborough Green	38m
AL8 6XY	Marsden Road	52m
AL8 6XU	Heather Road	62m
AL8 6YH	Marsden Road	87m
AL8 6XJ	Stanborough Green	93m
AL8 6XQ	Stanborough Green	120m
AL8 6YB	Marsden Green	137m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	152m
AL8 6YD	Marsden Green	155m
AL8 6XT	Springfields	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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