AL8 6XU maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6XU lies on Heather Road in Welwyn Garden City. AL8 6XU 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 6XU maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL8 6XU geodata

Easting	523067
Northing	211877
Latitude	51.792024
Longitude	-0.216962

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6XU?

Street	Heather Road
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 6XU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6XU 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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Politics

Ward	Handside
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6XU

Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	213m
Stanborough Green (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	240m
Stacklands (Lemsford Lane)	Stanborough	254m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	301m
Marsden Road (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	322m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6XU

Welwyn Garden City Station	1.3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	3.1km
Welwyn North Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6XU (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 6XU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	28.8Mbps
Average download speed	66.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	3.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.30Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6XU (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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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6XU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,737
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,087
Median (kWh/meter)	9,610

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	48,467
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,423
Median (kWh/meter)	2,366

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

26.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6XU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane

260m

Welwyn Rugby Football Club

Hobbs Way

324m

Nisa Local

179 Handside Lane

367m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL8 6XU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handside P.o	17:30	11:30	282m
Longcroft Lane	17:30	12:00	602m
Applecroft Road	17:30	12:00	716m

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Source: Dracos
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AL8 6XU ITL and AL8 6XU 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 6XU:

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 6XU 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 6XU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121453
LSOA	E01023916	Welwyn Hatfield 006A
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6XU

AL8 6XX	Heather Road	62m
AL8 6YB	Marsden Green	76m
AL8 6XJ	Stanborough Green	96m
AL8 6XH	Stanborough Green	100m
AL8 6XY	Marsden Road	111m
AL8 6YD	Marsden Green	113m
AL8 6XT	Springfields	118m
AL8 6XZ	Marsden Road	127m
AL8 6YE	Marsden Close	130m
AL8 6YH	Marsden Road	132m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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