AL8 6XY maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XY lies on Marsden Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XY 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 6XY maps

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

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AL8 6XY geodata

Easting523172
Northing211912
Latitude51.792315
Longitude-0.215428

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XY?

StreetMarsden Road
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6XY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XY 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 6XY

January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews455m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Stanborough Mews455m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove178m
➜ Marsden Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XY

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City219m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)Welwyn Garden City247m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough284m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough300m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City363m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XY

Welwyn Garden City Station1.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.2km
Welwyn North Station3.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6XY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
3 Marsden Road
193m
Welwyn Rugby Football Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Hobbs Way
258m
Shell
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Stadium Service Station
343m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6XY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Handside P.o17:3011:30336m
Longcroft Lane17:3012:00494m
Barleycroft Parkway17:3012:00671m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6XY

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
243m
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
255m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
360m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6XY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary360m
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable528m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary613m

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AL8 6XY ITL and AL8 6XY 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 6XY:

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

AL8 6XY 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 6XY:

CodeName
OAE00121452
LSOAE01023916Welwyn Hatfield 006A
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6XY

AL8 6XHStanborough Green35m
AL8 6YHMarsden Road48m
AL8 6XXHeather Road52m
AL8 6XQStanborough Green69m
AL8 6XUHeather Road111m
AL8 6XJStanborough Green135m
AL8 6XGStanborough Green143m
AL8 6HUColgrove151m
AL8 6XZMarsden Road167m
AL8 6YBMarsden Green180m