AL7 2AF
a large user postcode in Panshanger, Welwyn Garden City
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8022 / 51°48'7"N
Longitude: -0.1791 / 0°10'44"W
OS Eastings: 525654
OS Northings: 213071
OS Grid: TL256130
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR J92.X4Z
Mapcode Global: VHGPD.VY6V
Plus Code: 9C3XRR2C+V9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt82
What Three Birds: nuthatch.martin.petrel
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City AL7 2AF
Summary
AL7 2AF is a large user postcode in Panshanger, 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.
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.
The average commercial rateable value is £272,500. The most common recorded business type is School.
Welwyn Garden City is a town, which had a population of 48,380 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 3 people resident in AL7 2AF, of which 2 were male and 1 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
AL7 2AF is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
AL7 2AF is approximately 83m (272ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing AL7 2AF
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for AL7 2AF
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near AL7 2AF include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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AL7 2AF at other websites
- Crime near AL7 2AF at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for AL7 2AF at Smogwatch
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- River levels and flood warnings near AL7 2AF at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near AL7 2AF at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near AL7 2AF at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to AL7 2AF at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near AL7 2AF at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near AL7 2AF at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near AL7 2AF at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of AL7 2AF 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
Haldens
Councillor
Sunny Thusu (Conservative)
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
District council ward
Haldens
Councillors
Astrid Scott (Labour)
Matthew Hobbs (Labour)
Lucy Musk (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for AL7 2AF.
- 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
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near AL7 2AF.
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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for AL7 2AF
