AL8 7AL maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7AL lies on Byfield in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7AL is located in the Sherrards 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 7AL maps

AL8 7AL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL8 7AL 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 7AL geodata

Easting	524289
Northing	214368
Latitude	51.814139
Longitude	-0.198361

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7AL?

Street	Byfield
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 7AL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7AL 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	Sherrards
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 7AL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	224m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	224m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Harwood Close	224m
➜ Byfield crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7AL

Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	119m
Burycroft (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	135m
Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	143m
Digswell Road	Digswell Park	252m
Burycroft (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	262m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7AL

Welwyn North Station	1.1km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7AL

Broadband access in AL8 7AL (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 7AL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.7Mbps
Average download speed	85.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	18.9Mbps
Average upload speed	13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7AL (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 7AL

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7AL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 7AL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	372,939
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,344
Median (kWh/meter)	13,339

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	88,506
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,404
Median (kWh/meter)	3,485

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 7AL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 7AL.
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

33.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 7AL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 7AL (meters)

Sewells Residential Home

6A Sewells

150m

Harwood Hill JMI and Nursery School

Harwood Close

283m

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

365m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL8 7AL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Haymeads	17:00	12:00	126m
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	351m
Lodge Field	17:30	12:00	378m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7AL

Facility	Distance
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	305m
Digswell Playing Fields Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Sports Hall	724m
Orchard Lawn Tennis Club Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	807m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7AL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG	Primary	218m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	474m
St John's CofE Primary School Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX	Primary	797m

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AL8 7AL ITL and AL8 7AL 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 7AL:

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 7AL 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 7AL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121663
LSOA	E01023960	Welwyn Hatfield 003B
MSOA	E02004982	Welwyn Hatfield 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 7AL

AL8 7AN	Harwood Hill	44m
AL8 7AJ	Harwood Hill	85m
AL8 7AH	Harwood Hill	100m
AL8 7AE	Haymeads	119m
AL8 7AW	Burycroft	134m
AL8 7AD	Haymeads	151m
AL7 1UQ	Nursery Hill	158m
AL8 7AQ	Sewells	160m
AL7 1UH	Archfield	172m
AL8 7AP	Harwood Hill	197m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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