AL8 7BU maps, stats, and open data

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

AL8 7BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
AL8 7BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL8 7BU geodata

Easting522794
Northing213356
Latitude51.805375
Longitude-0.220396

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Where is AL8 7BU?

StreetBrockswood Lane
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 7BU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation100m328ft

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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Politics

WardHandside
ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 7BU

51, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BU
2012
2 NOV
£1,250,000
HIGH OAKS CORNER, 49, BROCKSWOOD LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7BU
2004
14 OCT
£915,000

➜ 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 7BU

October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green414m
June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near The Valley Green414m
March 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Valley Green414m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7BU

The Valley Green (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City480m
The Valley Green (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City492m
Handside Lane (Bridge Road)Welwyn Garden City517m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City522m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)Welwyn Garden City553m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7BU

Welwyn Garden City Station1.2km
Welwyn North Station2.8km
Hatfield (Herts) Station4.6km

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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 7BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Mannicotts
350m
Flowerpot Coffee Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Digswell Nurseries
512m
B&M Care
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
St Andrews Care Home
512m

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Nearest post box to AL8 7BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
High Oaks Road16:4511:4566m
Valley Road16:4511:45527m
Brockswood Lane16:4511:45569m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7BU

FacilityDistance
Dellcott Family Tennis Club
Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City
Outdoor Tennis Courts
232m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City
Golf
350m
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City
Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
885m

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Nearest schools to AL8 7BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Primary885m
Templewood Primary School
Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD
Primary929m
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
Primary1.4km

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AL8 7BU ITL and AL8 7BU 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 7BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000241Welwyn Hatfield

AL8 7BU 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 7BU:

CodeName
OAE00121438
LSOAE01023919Welwyn Hatfield 006D
MSOAE02004985Welwyn Hatfield 006

Nearest postcodes to AL8 7BU

AL8 7BQBrockswood Lane39m
AL8 7BEBrockswood Lane191m
AL8 7BHHigh Oaks Road216m
AL8 7BJHigh Oaks Road231m
AL8 7BGBrockswood Lane256m
AL8 7BDDellcott Close287m
AL8 7BLDognell Green295m
AL8 7BBDellcott Close323m
AL8 7BABrockswood Lane374m
AL8 7DWHigh Grove384m