AL8 6YQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 6YQ 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 6YQ geodata

Easting	523035
Northing	212046
Latitude	51.793543
Longitude	-0.217391

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6YQ?

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 6YQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6YQ 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 6YQ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	195m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	195m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	195m
➜ Marsden Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6YQ

Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	180m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	185m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	281m
Newfields (Handside Lane)	Stanborough	304m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	342m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6YQ

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.3km
Welwyn North Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 6YQ

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

Download

Median download speed	64.0Mbps
Average download speed	72.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6YQ (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 6YQ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6YQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	317,009
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,324
Median (kWh/meter)	9,593

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	85,503
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,672
Median (kWh/meter)	2,391

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

196m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

217m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	153m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	545m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	569m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6YQ

Facility	Distance
Welwyn Rfc Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	177m
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	386m
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	435m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6YQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	386m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	433m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	447m

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AL8 6YQ ITL and AL8 6YQ 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 6YQ:

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 6YQ 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 6YQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121445
LSOA	E01023917	Welwyn Hatfield 006B
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6YQ

AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	48m
AL8 6YD	Marsden Green	87m
AL8 6YF	Marsden Road	127m
AL8 6YB	Marsden Green	156m
AL8 6YH	Marsden Road	159m
AL8 6HU	Colgrove	164m
AL8 6YA	Marsden Green	171m
AL8 6XU	Heather Road	172m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	174m
AL8 6XX	Heather Road	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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