# AL8 6LA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.798086, -0.21829
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3XQQXJ+6M
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO91vt
- **Qibla:** 119.2°
- **Grid reference:** TL 22959 12549
- **UTM:** 30U 691806 5742241
- **Elevation:** 93m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** East of England (E12000006)
- **Admin district:** Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
- **Ward:** Handside (E05011060)
- **Constituency:** Welwyn Hatfield (E14001573)
- **County:** Hertfordshire (E10000015)
- **Parish code:** E43000083
- **Travel to work area:** E30000272
- **Police force area:** E23000027
- **Built-up area:** E63011463
- **County electoral division:** E58000623
- **European electoral region:** East of England (E15000006)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01023919
- **2021 MSOA:** Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside (E02004985)
- **2021 output area:** E00121436
- **2011 LSOA:** E01023919
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004985
- **2011 output area:** E00121436
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33027639
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 32599
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000013
- **ICB location:** E38000049
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000065
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000035

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Welwyn Garden City | 1093 |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth II Hospital | 2616 |
| GP | The Garden City Practice | 629 |
| School | Applecroft School | 63 |
| Airport | London Luton Airport | 13374 |
| Bus stop | Barn Close | 147 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 1605 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 179 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 836 |
| Post office | Handside Post Office | 460 |
| Library | Welwyn Garden City Central Library | 1099 |
| Coast | — | 56595 |
| Central London | — | 32920 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region A, MPAN 10)
- **Water:** Affinity Water
- **Sewerage:** Thames Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [AL8 6JZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206JZ)
- [AL8 6LB](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206LB)
- [AL8 6SS](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206SS)
- [AL8 6SY](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206SY)
- [AL8 6RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206RX)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/AL8%206LA.json).

## Data

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