AL8 6AJ
a large user postcode in Welwyn Garden City
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8056 / 51°48'20"N
Longitude: -0.2077 / 0°12'27"W
OS Eastings: 523671
OS Northings: 213405
OS Grid: TL236134
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR J91.NBV
Mapcode Global: VHGPD.CW26
Plus Code: 9C3XRQ4R+6W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt53
What Three Birds: sanderling.merlin.scaup
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Digswell Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AJ
Summary
AL8 6AJ is a large user postcode in Welwyn Garden City. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Hertfordshire County Council, Central Library, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6AJ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Welwyn Garden City is a town, which had a population of 48,380 in the 2011 census.
AL8 6AJ is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL8 6AJ is approximately 102m (335ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL8 6AJ
7d4: Constrained City Dwellers - Ageing City Dwellers - Retired City Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL8 6AJ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL8 6AJ include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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AL8 6AJ at other websites
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- Air quality forecast for AL8 6AJ at Smogwatch
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- River levels and flood warnings near AL8 6AJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near AL8 6AJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near AL8 6AJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to AL8 6AJ at British Beaches
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near AL8 6AJ at UPRN Data UK
- Schools near AL8 6AJ at SchoolData.uk
- Road Traffic and Accident Statistics near AL8 6AJ at MABCU
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of AL8 6AJ 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.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
MP
Andrew Lewin (Labour)
Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division
Handside & Peartree
Councillor
Fiona Thomson (Conservative)
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
District council ward
Handside
Councillors
Gemma Moore (Liberal Democrats)
Michal Siewniak (Liberal Democrats)
Anthony Skottowe (Liberal Democrats)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for AL8 6AJ.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL8 6AJ.
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