AL8 7LU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7LU lies on Bessemer Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7LU 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 7LU maps

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

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AL8 7LU geodata

Easting523963
Northing215315
Latitude51.822722
Longitude-0.202750

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Where is AL8 7LU?

StreetBessemer Road
Town/CityWelwyn Garden City
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictAL8
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AL8 7LU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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

WardSherrards
ConstituencyWelwyn Hatfield

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 7LU

THE NEW HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7LU
2004
22 OCT
£371,000
BLUEBELL COTTAGES, BESSEMER ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7LU
2003
30 JUN
£450,000
THE NEW HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7LU
2000
10 MAR
£99,500

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 7LU

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Fern Grove383m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Fern Grove383m
July 2023BurglaryOn or near Fern Grove383m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7LU

Pumping Station (Bessemer Road)Digswell Park91m
Pumping Station (Bessemer Road)Digswell Park105m
Digswell Park Road (Knightsfield)Digswell Park157m
Digswell Park Road (Knightsfield)Digswell Park166m
Sherrardswood School (Hertford Road)Digswell Park193m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7LU

Welwyn North Station0.7km
Welwyn Garden City Station2.4km
Knebworth Station5km

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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 7LU (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband limitations in AL8 7LU (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

7.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 7LU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Digswell Tennis Club
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Hertford Road
251m
Afterskoolerz
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Homerswood Primary And Nursery School
585m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Kirklands
585m

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Nearest post box to AL8 7LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Monks Rise17:0012:00346m
Maran Avenue16:4512:00681m
Crossways17:0012:00740m

Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7LU

FacilityDistance
Digswell Park
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City
Grass Pitches
645m
Monks Walk School
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall
669m
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys, Welwyn
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
675m

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Nearest schools to AL8 7LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW
Not applicable433m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School
Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF
Primary650m
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary671m

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AL8 7LU ITL and AL8 7LU 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 7LU:

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

AL8 7LU 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 7LU:

CodeName
OAE00121658
LSOAE01023962Welwyn Hatfield 003D
MSOAE02004982Welwyn Hatfield 003

Nearest postcodes to AL8 7LU

AL8 7NSDigswell Park Road85m
AL8 7NWDigswell Park Road137m
AL8 7NRRedwoods144m
AL8 7LYKnightsfield194m
AL8 7LXStonemead252m
AL6 0STDigswell Park Road257m
AL8 7NAWillow Grove291m
AL6 0DEHertford Road305m
AL8 7LZKnightsfield309m
AL8 7NDFern Grove333m