AL8 7QX maps, stats, and open data

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

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

AL8 7QX 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 7QX geodata

Easting	523519
Northing	214560
Latitude	51.816035
Longitude	-0.209457

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is AL8 7QX?

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 7QX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 7QX 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 7QX

January 2023	Public order	On or near Kirklands	500m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Summer Dale	271m
May 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cherry Croft	98m
➜ Oakdale crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7QX

Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	138m
Oakdale (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	158m
Uplands	Digswell Park	218m
Monks Walk School (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	377m
Shoplands (Knightsfield)	Digswell Park	378m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7QX

Welwyn North Station	1.5km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7QX

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

Download

Median download speed	74.8Mbps
Average download speed	78.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7QX (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 7QX

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7QX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	241,113
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,183
Median (kWh/meter)	14,160

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,849
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,918
Median (kWh/meter)	3,653

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Digswell Park Sports Association

288 Knightsfield

352m

Lloyds Pharmacy

9 Shoplands

429m

The Co-operative Food

1-5 Shoplands

429m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Crossways	17:00	12:00	288m
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	448m
Pentley Park	16:00	10:30	506m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7QX

Facility	Distance
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	240m
Monks Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	448m
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	735m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7QX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	416m
Monk's Walk School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL	Secondary	447m
Knightsfield School Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7LW	Not applicable	661m

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AL8 7QX ITL and AL8 7QX 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 7QX:

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 7QX 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 7QX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121665
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 7QX

AL8 7QS	Oakdale	49m
AL8 7QY	Tilecroft	90m
AL8 7QU	Cherry Croft	110m
AL8 7QT	Oakdale	117m
AL8 7QR	Cornmead	120m
AL8 7EA	The Firs	120m
AL8 7QP	Oakdale	147m
AL8 7NH	Knightsfield	156m
AL8 7QZ	Oakdale	160m
AL8 7RA	Knightsfield	162m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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