Latitude: 51.7901 / 51°47'24"N
Longitude: -0.2183 / 0°13'6"W
OS Eastings: 522977
OS Northings: 211663
OS Grid: TL229116
Mapcode National: GBR J96.RMG
Mapcode Global: VHGPL.58FJ
Plus Code: 9C3XQQRJ+2M
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vs39
What Three Birds: hawk-owl.dowitcher.greenfinch
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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AL8 6YU is a residential postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in February 1990.
The most common council tax band is D.
Welwyn Garden City is a town, which had a population of 48,380 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 2 people resident in AL8 6YU, of which 1 were male and 1 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
AL8 6YU is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL8 6YU is approximately 83m (272ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL8 6YU
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL8 6YU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL8 6YU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of AL8 6YU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Ward
Handside
Councillors
Fiona Thomson (Conservative)
Michal Siewniak (Liberal Democrat)
Gemma Moore (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Handside and Peartree
County Councillor
Fiona Thomson (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
MP
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for AL8 6YU.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL8 6YU.
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3TF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford
Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7TR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Creswick Primary and Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4FL
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3XW
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6YR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Sir Frederic Osborn School
Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Onslow St Audrey's School
Old Rectory Drive, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8AB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7NL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Beaumont School
Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Chancellor's School
Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7BN
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.