AL8 7DR maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7DR lies on Valley Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7DR 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 7DR maps

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

AL8 7DR 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 7DR geodata

Easting	522880
Northing	212765
Latitude	51.800045
Longitude	-0.219359

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7DR?

Street	Valley Road
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 7DR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7DR 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	Handside
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 7DR

75, VALLEY ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7DR 2001 16 AUG £275,000
73, VALLEY ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7DR 1999 9 APR £156,500

➜ 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 7DR

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	433m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Valley Green	433m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Valley Green	433m
➜ Valley Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7DR

Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	63m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	119m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	122m
Applecroft Road (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	136m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	290m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7DR

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.1km
Welwyn North Station	3.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7DR

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	125.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.8Mbps
Average upload speed	11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7DR (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 7DR

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7DR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	195,896
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,325
Median (kWh/meter)	14,507

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,096
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,510
Median (kWh/meter)	3,285

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Dolce Ltd - Applecroft Primary

Applecroft Primary School

289m

Jousters at Applecroft

Applecroft Primary School

289m

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Ltd

Mannicotts

291m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	100m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	199m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	271m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7DR

Facility	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	290m
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club Mannicotts, Welwyn Garden City Golf	290m
Dellcott Family Tennis Club Dognell Green, Welwyn Garden City Outdoor Tennis Courts	429m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7DR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Applecroft School Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ	Primary	290m
Lakeside School Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YN	Not applicable	941m
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	1.1km

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AL8 7DR ITL and AL8 7DR 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 7DR:

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 7DR 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 7DR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121436
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 7DR

AL8 7DP	Valley Road	40m
AL8 6RY	Elm Gardens	69m
AL8 6RX	Elm Gardens	105m
AL8 7BS	High Oaks Road	133m
AL8 7BT	High Oaks Road	147m
AL8 7DS	The Links	162m
AL8 7BW	Mannicotts	164m
AL8 6RU	Youngs Rise	170m
AL8 6RT	Youngs Rise	187m
AL8 6LB	Applecroft Road	212m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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