AL8 7HQ maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7HQ lies on Ashcombe in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7HQ 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 7HQ maps

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

AL8 7HQ 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 7HQ geodata

Easting	524086
Northing	214572
Latitude	51.816018
Longitude	-0.201232

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7HQ?

Street	Ashcombe
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 7HQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 7HQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	228m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Fern Grove	419m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fern Grove	419m
➜ Ashcombe crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7HQ

Digswell Road	Digswell Park	47m
Shoplands (Ingles)	Digswell Park	148m
Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	199m
Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	222m
Shoplands (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	238m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7HQ

Welwyn North Station	1km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7HQ

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

Download

Median download speed	78.4Mbps
Average download speed	77.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7HQ (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 7HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7HQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	235,001
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,056
Median (kWh/meter)	13,526

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,997
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,000
Median (kWh/meter)	2,823

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

165m

The Co-operative Food

1-5 Shoplands

165m

The Hedgehog

Shoplands

165m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	144m
Haymeads	17:00	12:00	283m
Monks Rise	17:00	12:00	512m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7HQ

Facility	Distance
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	188m
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	541m
Digswell Playing Fields Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Sports Hall	715m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG	Primary	129m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	190m
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL	Secondary	818m

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AL8 7HQ ITL and AL8 7HQ 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 7HQ:

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 7HQ 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 7HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121662
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 7HQ

AL8 7HG	Ingles	79m
AL8 7AF	Harwood Hill	92m
AL8 7HF	Ingles	103m
AL8 7HH	Ingles	111m
AL8 7AG	Harwood Hill	129m
AL8 7RG	Hitherway	161m
AL8 7RH	Shoplands	165m
AL8 7AE	Haymeads	171m
AL8 7AD	Haymeads	191m
AL8 7RL	Maidensfield	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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