AL8 7LY maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7LY lies on Knightsfield in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7LY 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 7LY maps

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

AL8 7LY 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 7LY geodata

Easting	523882
Northing	215139
Latitude	51.821158
Longitude	-0.203987

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7LY?

Street	Knightsfield
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 7LY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 7LY

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fern Grove	199m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Fern Grove	199m
July 2023	Burglary	On or near Fern Grove	199m
➜ Knightsfield crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7LY

Digswell Park Road (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	107m
Digswell Park Road (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	119m
Pumping Station (Bessemer Road)	Digswell Park	195m
Pumping Station (Bessemer Road)	Digswell Park	200m
Sherrardswood School (Hertford Road)	Digswell Park	356m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7LY

Welwyn North Station	0.9km
Welwyn Garden City Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7LY

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

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Median download speed	29.2Mbps
Average download speed	50.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7LY (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 7LY

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AL8 7LY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	108,385
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,064
Median (kWh/meter)	19,295

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,707
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,951
Median (kWh/meter)	4,922

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Digswell Tennis Club

Hertford Road

215m

Afterskoolerz

Homerswood Primary And Nursery School

417m

Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

Kirklands

417m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Monks Rise	17:00	12:00	152m
Crossways	17:00	12:00	568m
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	646m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7LY

Facility	Distance
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	456m
Monks Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	525m
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	594m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7LY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Knightsfield School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW	Not applicable	352m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	475m
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL	Secondary	526m

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AL8 7LY ITL and AL8 7LY 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 7LY:

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 7LY 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 7LY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121659
LSOA	E01023962	Welwyn Hatfield 003D
MSOA	E02004982	Welwyn Hatfield 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 7LY

AL8 7NR	Redwoods	72m
AL8 7NS	Digswell Park Road	110m
AL8 7LZ	Knightsfield	118m
AL8 7NA	Willow Grove	133m
AL8 7NW	Digswell Park Road	134m
AL8 7LX	Stonemead	138m
AL8 7ND	Fern Grove	165m
AL8 7NB	Knightsfield	189m
AL8 7LU	Bessemer Road	194m
AL8 7AT	Digswell House Mews	207m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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