AL8 6SP maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6SP lies on Handside Lane in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6SP is located in the Handside 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 6SP maps

AL8 6SP map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL8 6SP map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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AL8 6SP geodata

Easting	523148
Northing	212656
Latitude	51.799006
Longitude	-0.215513

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Where is AL8 6SP?

Street	Handside Lane
Town/City	Welwyn Garden City
Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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AL8 6SP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6SP 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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Politics

Ward	Handside
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in AL8 6SP

103, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2024 23 AUG £840,000
97, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2013 30 MAY £630,000
105, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2006 16 NOV £550,000
101, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2006 1 SEP £525,000
111, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2005 19 JAN £855,000
99, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 2000 24 MAY £249,995
101, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 1998 20 OCT £53,000
95, HANDSIDE LANE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL8 6SP 1995 8 SEP £212,000

➜ Welwyn Garden City house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6SP

Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	86m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	104m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	110m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	126m
Youngs Rise (Valley Road)	Welwyn Garden City	281m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6SP

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.8km
Welwyn North Station	3.2km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6SP (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	81.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in AL8 6SP (2019 data)

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Median download speed	19.8Mbps
Average download speed	61.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6SP (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%

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AL8 6SP gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6SP by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	165,077
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,635
Median (kWh/meter)	18,745

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,073
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,738
Median (kWh/meter)	3,923

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6SP, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6SP.
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)
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Deprivation

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6SP:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6SP (metres)

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

130m

Dolce Ltd

Applecroft Primary School

256m

Jousters at Applecroft

Applecroft Primary School

256m

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Nearest post box to AL8 6SP

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	45m
Valley Road	16:45	11:45	287m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	289m

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AL8 6SP ITL and AL8 6SP 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 6SP:

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 6SP 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 6SP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121442
LSOA	E01023918	Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6SP

AL8 6RP	Farm Close	70m
AL8 6SR	Handside Close	77m
AL8 6RR	Guessens Road	89m
AL8 6SS	Meadow Green	101m
AL8 6TN	Barnside Court	126m
AL8 6TL	Barnside Court	127m
AL8 6ST	Barn Close	132m
AL8 6RT	Youngs Rise	137m
AL8 6SN	Handside Lane	164m
AL8 6JY	Barleycroft Green	175m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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