AL8 6YG maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6YG 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 May 2011.

AL8 6YG maps

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

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AL8 6YG geodata

Easting522896
Northing212088
Latitude51.793957
Longitude-0.219366

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6YG?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 6YG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation90m295ft

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 6YG

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Colgrove331m
November 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Colgrove331m
October 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Colgrove331m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6YG

Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City40m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)Welwyn Garden City55m
Newfields (Handside Lane)Stanborough161m
Newfields (Handside Lane)Stanborough191m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)Stanborough311m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6YG

Welwyn Garden City Station1.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station3.4km
Welwyn North Station3.8km

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Deprivation

21.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6YG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
3 Marsden Road
142m
Nisa Local
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
179 Handside Lane
179m
Welwyn Rugby Football Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Hobbs Way
326m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6YG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Handside P.o17:3011:3010m
Applecroft Road17:3012:00479m
Meadow Green17:3011:45581m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6YG

FacilityDistance
Welwyn Rfc
Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
279m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
400m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
403m

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Nearest schools to AL8 6YG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lakeside School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN
Not applicable342m
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary400m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary403m

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AL8 6YG ITL and AL8 6YG 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 6YG:

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

AL8 6YG 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 6YG:

CodeName
OAE00121445
LSOAE01023917Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 6YG

AL8 6YFMarsden Road22m
AL8 6TEHandside Lane71m
AL8 6YAMarsden Green90m
AL8 6TDHandside Lane97m
AL8 6LHAttimore Road123m
AL8 6LWAttimore Road141m
AL8 6YQMarsden Road145m
AL8 6XSSpringfields149m
AL8 6LNAttimore Close159m
AL8 6YDMarsden Green159m