AL8 7QB maps, stats, and open data
AL8 7QB lies on Gresley Close in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7QB 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 August 1992.
AL8 7QB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
AL8 7QB geodata
| Easting | 524050 |
| Northing | 213571 |
| Latitude | 51.807030 |
| Longitude | -0.202112 |
Where is AL8 7QB?
| Street | Gresley Close |
| Town/City | Welwyn Garden City |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | AL8 |
AL8 7QB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of AL8 7QB 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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Politics
| Ward | Sherrards |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in AL8 7QB
2025 10 SEP £650,000 |
2022 29 MAR £725,000 |
2020 18 DEC £545,000 |
12, GRESLEY CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QB 2020 12 FEB £625,000 |
2019 1 APR £670,000 |
2019 29 MAR £590,000 |
2016 24 MAR £470,000 |
20, GRESLEY CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QB 2015 18 AUG £576,000 |
6, GRESLEY CLOSE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QB 2014 9 DEC £565,000 |
2014 17 SEP £542,500 |
➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to AL8 7QB
| Pentley Park (Digswell Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 272m |
| Pentley Park (Digswell Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 280m |
| Campus East (The Campus) | Welwyn Garden City | 367m |
| Waitrose (Bridge Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 432m |
| Royal Mail Depot (Bessemer Road) | Welwyn Garden City | 463m |
Nearest railway stations to AL8 7QB
| Welwyn Garden City Station | 0.7km |
| Welwyn North Station | 2km |
| Hatfield (Herts) Station | 4.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in AL8 7QB (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 | 97.9% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in AL8 7QB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 101.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in AL8 7QB (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% |
AL8 7QB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 7QB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 519,218 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 35 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,835 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,596 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 178,895 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 47 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,806 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,375 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 7QB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 7QB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
0.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 7QB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 7QB (metres)
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Nearest post box to AL8 7QB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Coneydale | 17:00 | 12:00 | 272m |
| Sherrards Park Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 325m |
| Bessemer Road Sorting Office | 18:30 | 12:00 | 501m |
AL8 7QB ITL and AL8 7QB 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 7QB:
| 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 |
AL8 7QB 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 7QB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121655 | |
| LSOA | E01023959 | Welwyn Hatfield 003A |
| MSOA | E02004982 | Welwyn Hatfield 003 |
Nearest postcodes to AL8 7QB
| AL8 7QA | Gresley Close | 39m |
| AL8 7PJ | Blakemere Road | 62m |
| AL8 7PQ | Blakemere Road | 108m |
| AL8 7PE | Walden Road | 132m |
| AL8 7PL | The Orchard | 150m |
| AL8 7PG | Walden Place | 173m |
| AL8 7PF | Walden Road | 186m |
| AL8 7PN | Blakemere Road | 189m |
| AL8 7PH | Blakemere Road | 193m |
| AL8 7PW | Digswell Rise | 207m |
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