AL8 6YU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6YU 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 February 1990.

AL8 6YU maps

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

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

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AL8 6YU geodata

Easting	522977
Northing	211663
Latitude	51.790120
Longitude	-0.218342

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6YU?

Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL8 6YU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6YU 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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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 6YU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Colgrove	487m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	487m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Colgrove	487m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6YU

Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	49m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	77m
Police Headquarters (Stanborough Road)	Stanborough	166m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	172m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	315m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6YU

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.6km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	2.9km
Welwyn North Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6YU (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 6YU (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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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

93m

Churchill Catering Ltd

Hertfordshire Constabulary

333m

Nisa Local Huttons Newsagents

3 Marsden Road

387m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	442m
New Wood	16:45	11:45	710m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	799m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 6YU

Facility	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	91m
Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts	334m
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	373m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 6YU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Stanborough School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR	Secondary	91m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	381m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	823m

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AL8 6YU ITL and AL8 6YU 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 6YU:

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 6YU 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 6YU:

	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 6YU

AL8 6XL	Springfields	61m
AL8 6YP	Lemsford Lane	128m
AL8 6XN	Springfields	146m
AL8 6XT	Springfields	185m
AL8 6XJ	Stanborough Green	186m
AL8 6UX	Amethyst Walk	225m
AL8 6XU	Heather Road	232m
AL8 6YB	Marsden Green	234m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	241m
AL8 6XW	Stacklands	245m

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