Map of AL8 6SE postcode

General information
Postcode AL8 6SE
Post Town Welwyn Garden City
Nearest station Welwyn Garden City (1 km)
Bus stops
Handside Lane (W)
Russellcroft Road (N)
Russellcroft Road (W)
Campus West (NE)
Church Road (SW)
The Valley Green (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 11 View
Known addresses
1 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City
3 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City
9 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City
11 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City
19 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.803625
Longitude -0.211733
Easting 523398
Northing 213177
Grid reference TL233131
UTM reference 30U 692234 5742874
what3words grapes.smiled.entry
Plus code 9C3XRQ3Q+F8
Altitude 99 metres (326 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:43
Sunset (today) 21:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 56.6 KMs (35.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWelwyn Hatfield, unparished areaE43000083
Ward Handside E05011060
Local Authority District Welwyn Hatfield E07000241
County Electoral Division Handside & Peartree E58000623
Local Authority Hertfordshire E10000015
County Hertfordshire E10000015
Constituency (2024) Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
MPAndrew LewinLabour
Police forceHertfordshire
Water companyAffinity Water
Sewage companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 North and East Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 22
Households (2011) 10
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,249 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£56,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)Welwyn Garden CityE63011463
Census output area (2021)E00121439
Census output area (2011)E00121439
Lower layer super output area (2021)Welwyn Hatfield 006CE01023918
Lower layer super output area (2011)Welwyn Hatfield 006CE01023918
Middle layer super output area (2021)Welwyn Garden City Central & HandsideE02004985
Middle layer super output area (2011)Welwyn Garden City Central & HandsideE02004985
Travel to work areaStevenage and Welwyn Garden CityE30000272
Property sales
Average property price in St Albans £541,166
Annual change -2.2%
View all properties sold in the AL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
9 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CityDetached (leasehold)Jul 2024£1,440,000
Detached (leasehold)Dec 1997£270,500
11 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CityDetached (leasehold)Aug 2021£1,100,000
Detached (leasehold)Jul 2006£590,000
19 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CityDetached (leasehold)Apr 2020£762,500
1 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CityDetached (leasehold)May 2000£335,000
3 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden CitySemi-detached (leasehold)Jul 1998£157,000


View all properties sold in the AL8 6 sector

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