AL8 6YH maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6YH map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL8 6YH geodata

Easting	523169
Northing	211960
Latitude	51.792747
Longitude	-0.215455

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6YH?

Street	Marsden 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 6YH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6YH 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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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 6YH

January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	452m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Stanborough Mews	452m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	134m
➜ Marsden Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6YH

Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	223m
Stanborough Close (Stanborough Road)	Welwyn Garden City	246m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	325m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	339m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	339m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6YH

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.2km
Welwyn North Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6YH (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 limitations in AL8 6YH (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%

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AL8 6YH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	86,399
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,400
Median (kWh/meter)	13,673

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,570
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,095
Median (kWh/meter)	3,196

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

161m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

211m

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

327m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	310m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	473m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	629m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6YH

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	207m
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	281m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	390m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6YH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	390m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	533m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	567m

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AL8 6YH ITL and AL8 6YH 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 6YH:

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 6YH 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 6YH:

	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 6YH

AL8 6XY	Marsden Road	48m
AL8 6XQ	Stanborough Green	61m
AL8 6XH	Stanborough Green	83m
AL8 6XX	Heather Road	87m
AL8 6HU	Colgrove	105m
AL8 6XG	Stanborough Green	115m
AL8 6XU	Heather Road	132m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	145m
AL8 6HY	Colgrove	150m
AL8 6YQ	Marsden Road	159m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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