AL8 6YA maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6YA lies on Marsden Green in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6YA 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 6YA maps

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

AL8 6YA 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 6YA geodata

Easting	522870
Northing	212002
Latitude	51.793190
Longitude	-0.219773

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6YA?

Street	Marsden Green
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 6YA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6YA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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 6YA

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	366m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	366m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	366m
➜ Marsden Green crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6YA

Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	90m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	114m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	134m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	140m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	228m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6YA

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.4km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6YA

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

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Median download speed	47.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.57Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6YA (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 6YA

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AL8 6YA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	219,701
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,731
Median (kWh/meter)	13,709

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,052
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,504
Median (kWh/meter)	4,101

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

168m

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

266m

Lakeside School

Lemsford Lane

290m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	97m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	564m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	671m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6YA

Facility	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	315m
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	337m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	492m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6YA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	268m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	315m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	492m

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AL8 6YA ITL and AL8 6YA 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 6YA:

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 6YA 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 6YA:

	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 6YA

AL8 6TE	Handside Lane	54m
AL8 6XS	Springfields	60m
AL8 6YF	Marsden Road	80m
AL8 6XP	Springfields	84m
AL8 6TD	Handside Lane	89m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	122m
AL8 6XR	Downfields	128m
AL8 6YD	Marsden Green	134m
AL8 6TF	Handside Lane	146m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	159m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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