AL8 7QL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 7QL 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 7QL geodata

Easting	523816
Northing	214615
Latitude	51.816464
Longitude	-0.205131

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7QL?

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 7QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7QL 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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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 7QL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fern Grove	332m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Fern Grove	332m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	498m
➜ Knightsfield crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7QL

Shoplands (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	176m
Shoplands (Ingles)	Digswell Park	239m
Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	268m
Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	306m
Digswell Road	Digswell Park	320m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7QL

Welwyn North Station	1.2km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7QL

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

Download

Median download speed	77.4Mbps
Average download speed	82.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7QL (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 7QL

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	169,281
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,092
Median (kWh/meter)	12,205

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,692
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,974
Median (kWh/meter)	3,520

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

180m

The Co-operative Food

1-5 Shoplands

180m

The Hedgehog

Shoplands

180m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	188m
Monks Rise	17:00	12:00	389m
Crossways	17:00	12:00	459m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7QL

Facility	Distance
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	285m
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	434m
Monks Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	572m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7QL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	117m
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG	Primary	401m
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL	Secondary	572m

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AL8 7QL ITL and AL8 7QL 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 7QL:

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 7QL 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 7QL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121660
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 7QL

AL8 7RQ	Knightsfield	47m
AL8 7QN	Malmsdale	48m
AL8 7QW	Oakdale	77m
AL8 7QJ	Summer Dale	101m
AL8 7RB	Knightsfield	137m
AL8 7QH	Summer Dale	148m
AL8 7QZ	Oakdale	154m
AL8 7QG	Knightsfield	164m
AL8 7RH	Shoplands	177m
AL8 7RG	Hitherway	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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