Latitude: 51.7929 / 51°47'34"N
Longitude: -0.2239 / 0°13'26"W
OS Eastings: 522583
OS Northings: 211967
OS Grid: TL225119
Mapcode National: GBR J96.J6D
Mapcode Global: VHGPL.26GC
Plus Code: 9C3XQQVG+5C
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt30
What Three Birds: eider.kite.longspur
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AL8 6YN is a primarily residential postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and D.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £98,937 to £926,885 with an average of £364,264.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 2003 and 2006.
20% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £9,600 to £71,500 with an average of £40,550. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Cadet Centre.
Welwyn Garden City is a town, which had a population of 48,380 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 75 people resident in AL8 6YN, of which 37 were male and 38 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
AL8 6YN is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL8 6YN is approximately 84m (276ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in AL8 6YN
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL8 6YN
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL8 6YN
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL8 6YN include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of AL8 6YN 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 6YN.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL8 6YN.
Applecroft School
Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
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
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School
Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3TF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Peartree Primary School
Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3XW
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Creswick Primary and Nursery School
Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 4FL
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Stanborough School
Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6YR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7NL
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
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
Beaumont School
Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
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.
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