AL8 6BH
a large user postcode in Welwyn Garden City
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8015 / 51°48'5"N
Longitude: -0.2079 / 0°12'28"W
OS Eastings: 523665
OS Northings: 212944
OS Grid: TL236129
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR J97.27R
Mapcode Global: VHGPD.BZXC
Plus Code: 9C3XRQ2R+HR
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt52
What Three Birds: reedling.cowbird.shearwater
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BH
Summary
AL8 6BH 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:
HSBC, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BH.
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 6BH is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL8 6BH is approximately 93m (305ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL8 6BH
2c2: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Migrant Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL8 6BH
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL8 6BH include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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AL8 6BH at other websites
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- Listed Buildings near AL8 6BH at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near AL8 6BH at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to AL8 6BH at British Beaches
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near AL8 6BH at UPRN Data UK
- Schools near AL8 6BH at SchoolData.uk
- Road Traffic and Accident Statistics near AL8 6BH at MABCU
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of AL8 6BH 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 6BH.
- 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 6BH.
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