AL8 7SN maps, stats, and open data

AL8 7SN lies on Harwood Close in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 7SN 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 July 1986.

AL8 7SN maps

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

AL8 7SN 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 7SN geodata

Easting	524336
Northing	214647
Latitude	51.816630
Longitude	-0.197604

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 7SN?

Street	Harwood Close
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 7SN Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 7SN

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	61m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	61m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harwood Close	61m
➜ Harwood Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 7SN

Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	150m
Sewells (Harwood Hill)	Welwyn Garden City	166m
Digswell Road	Digswell Park	220m
Nursery Hill (Bessemer Road)	Haldens	341m
Nursery Hill (Bessemer Road)	Haldens	353m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 7SN

Welwyn North Station	0.9km
Welwyn Garden City Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for AL8 7SN

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

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Median download speed	76.2Mbps
Average download speed	102.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	17.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 7SN (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 7SN

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 7SN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	246,295
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,796
Median (kWh/meter)	8,081

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	74,502
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,661
Median (kWh/meter)	2,404

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Harwood Hill JMI and Nursery School

Harwood Close

Sewells Residential Home

6A Sewells

142m

Knightsfield Preschoolers

Knightsfield Pre-School

378m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Haymeads	17:00	12:00	376m
Shoplands P.o	17:00	12:00	402m
Blythway/Fallowfield	17:30	11:30	440m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to AL8 7SN

Facility	Distance
Harwood Hill Jmi School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	93m
Digswell Playing Fields Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Sports Hall	474m
Digswell Park Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City Grass Pitches	759m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to AL8 7SN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Harwood Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AG	Primary	142m
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Kirklands, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7RF	Primary	415m
St John's CofE Primary School Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0BX	Primary	618m

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AL8 7SN ITL and AL8 7SN 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 7SN:

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 7SN 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 7SN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121663
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 7SN

AL8 7ST	Harwood Close	56m
AL8 7AQ	Sewells	135m
AL8 7AG	Harwood Hill	142m
AL8 7AF	Harwood Hill	188m
AL8 7AJ	Harwood Hill	199m
AL8 7AH	Harwood Hill	204m
AL7 1UB	Viaduct Way	211m
AL7 1UP	Sunningdale Mews	214m
AL8 7HG	Ingles	224m
AL7 1UD	Viaduct Way	245m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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