AL8 7QG maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 7QG 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 7QG geodata

Easting	523855
Northing	214456
Latitude	51.815020
Longitude	-0.204647

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7QG?

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 7QG Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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 7QG

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	477m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fern Grove	485m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Fern Grove	485m
➜ Knightsfield crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7QG

Shoplands (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	26m
Shoplands (Ingles)	Digswell Park	139m
Digswell Road	Digswell Park	298m
Great Dell (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	309m
Knightsfield (Digswell Road)	Digswell Park	311m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7QG

Welwyn North Station	1.3km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7QG

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	118.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7QG (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 7QG

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7QG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	158,952
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,246
Median (kWh/meter)	13,217

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,471
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,496
Median (kWh/meter)	4,140

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

95m

The Co-operative Food

1-5 Shoplands

95m

The Hedgehog

Shoplands

95m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	116m
Haymeads	17:00	12:00	358m
Pentley Park	16:00	10:30	498m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7QG

Facility	Distance
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	426m
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	446m
Monks Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	712m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7QG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	220m
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG	Primary	379m
Templewood Primary School Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SD	Primary	644m

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AL8 7QG ITL and AL8 7QG 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 7QG:

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 7QG 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 7QG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121666
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 7QG

AL8 7RJ	Knightsfield	53m
AL8 7RL	Maidensfield	72m
AL8 7QH	Summer Dale	92m
AL8 7RH	Shoplands	94m
AL8 7HE	Ingles	102m
AL8 7QJ	Summer Dale	114m
AL8 7QN	Malmsdale	122m
AL8 7HL	Ingles	139m
AL8 7RQ	Knightsfield	148m
AL8 7QL	Knightsfield	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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