AL8 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 7BQ 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 7BQ geodata

Easting	522829
Northing	213374
Latitude	51.805529
Longitude	-0.219882

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7BQ?

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 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7BQ 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 7BQ

76, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BQ 2008 9 APR £1,070,000
70, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BQ 2006 21 DEC £340,000
76, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BQ 1995 6 JAN £370,000

➜ 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 7BQ

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Reddings	463m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	397m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	397m
➜ Brockswood Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7BQ

The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	464m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	480m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	486m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	530m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)	Welwyn Garden City	537m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7BQ

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.2km
Welwyn North Station	2.8km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7BQ

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

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Median download speed	200.0Mbps
Average download speed	183.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7BQ (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 7BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	172,067
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	21,508
Median (kWh/meter)	20,996

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,479
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,164
Median (kWh/meter)	5,044

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Ltd

Mannicotts

376m

Flowerpot Coffee Shop

Digswell Nurseries

551m

B&M Care

St Andrews Care Home

551m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Oaks Road	16:45	11:45	56m
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	537m
Brockswood Lane	16:45	11:45	537m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7BQ

Facility	Distance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	224m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	376m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	897m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	890m
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	897m
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford Lemsford Village, St John's C of E Primary School, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TR	Primary	1.4km

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AL8 7BQ ITL and AL8 7BQ 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 7BQ:

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 7BQ 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 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121438
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 7BQ

AL8 7BU	Brockswood Lane	39m
AL8 7BE	Brockswood Lane	174m
AL8 7BG	Brockswood Lane	231m
AL8 7BH	High Oaks Road	234m
AL8 7BJ	High Oaks Road	243m
AL8 7BD	Dellcott Close	275m
AL8 7BL	Dognell Green	302m
AL8 7BB	Dellcott Close	311m
AL8 7BA	Brockswood Lane	348m
AL8 7DW	High Grove	378m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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