AL8 7BA maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7BA lies on Brockswood Lane in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7BA 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 7BA maps

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

AL8 7BA 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 7BA geodata

Easting	523144
Northing	213225
Latitude	51.804121
Longitude	-0.215369

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7BA?

Street	Brockswood Lane
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 7BA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7BA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 7BA

1, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BA 2020 31 JUL £825,000
1, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BA 2002 27 AUG £299,990

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 7BA

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Reddings	275m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	109m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	109m
➜ Brockswood Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7BA

The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	161m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	164m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	204m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	221m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	403m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7BA

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.9km
Welwyn North Station	2.7km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7BA

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	75.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7BA (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 7BA

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7BA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	221,934
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	24,659
Median (kWh/meter)	24,575

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,085
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,636
Median (kWh/meter)	4,584

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

0.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 7BA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sainsburys

44 Church Road

255m

Rowan Tree Day Nursery

9 Guessens Road

403m

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Ltd

Mannicotts

468m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brockswood Lane	16:45	11:45	223m
High Oaks Road	16:45	11:45	309m
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	431m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7BA

Facility	Distance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	194m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	467m
Oaklands College (Welwyn Garden City Campus) The Campus, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Studio	692m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7BA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	762m
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	779m
Peartree Primary School Peartree Primary School, Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3XW	Primary	1.4km

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AL8 7BA ITL and AL8 7BA 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 7BA:

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 7BA 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 7BA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121457
LSOA	E01023919	Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 7BA

AL8 7DF	Valley Road	67m
AL8 7DG	Valley Road	101m
AL8 7DQ	The Valley Green	102m
AL8 7BG	Brockswood Lane	118m
AL8 7BB	Dellcott Close	136m
AL8 6UH	Bridge Road	137m
AL8 6UR	Bridge Road	141m
AL8 7BD	Dellcott Close	147m
AL8 6SQ	Handside Green	179m
AL8 6QU	Russellcroft Road	185m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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