AL8 7QS maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7QS lies on Oakdale in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7QS 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 7QS maps

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

AL8 7QS 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 7QS geodata

Easting	523503
Northing	214606
Latitude	51.816452
Longitude	-0.209673

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7QS?

Street	Oakdale
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 7QS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7QS 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 7QS

129, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 2021 22 OCT £520,000
129, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 2021 29 JUN £480,000
133, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 2020 15 JUL £495,000
127, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 2014 5 SEP £375,000
131, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 2013 25 SEP £330,000
135, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 1997 7 NOV £127,000
133, OAKDALE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 7QS 1996 24 OCT £99,350

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of AL8 7QS

January 2023	Public order	On or near Kirklands	500m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Summer Dale	300m
May 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cherry Croft	106m
➜ Oakdale crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7QS

Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	103m
Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	115m
Uplands	Digswell Park	189m
Monks Walk School (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	330m
Monks Walk School (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	387m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7QS

Welwyn North Station	1.4km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7QS

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	109.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7QS (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 7QS

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	316,153
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,564
Median (kWh/meter)	16,640

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,048
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,591
Median (kWh/meter)	3,399

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Digswell Park Sports Association

288 Knightsfield

305m

Monks Walk School

Knightsfield

399m

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

455m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Crossways	17:00	12:00	240m
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	473m
Monks Rise	17:00	12:00	504m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7QS

Facility	Distance
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	203m
Monks Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	399m
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	746m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7QS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL	Secondary	398m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	422m
Knightsfield School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW	Not applicable	616m

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AL8 7QS ITL and AL8 7QS 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 7QS:

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 7QS 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 7QS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121664
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 7QS

AL8 7QX	Oakdale	49m
AL8 7EA	The Firs	73m
AL8 7QT	Oakdale	106m
AL8 7NH	Knightsfield	108m
AL8 7EF	Monkswood	128m
AL8 7QU	Cherry Croft	132m
AL8 7QY	Tilecroft	137m
AL8 7EB	Crossway	146m
AL8 7QR	Cornmead	149m
AL8 7RA	Knightsfield	150m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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