AL8 6SR

a postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

AL8 6SR	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with AL8 6SR

Handside Close - 15 properties, USRN 43007717

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7993 / 51°47'57"N

Longitude: -0.2166 / 0°12'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 691920 5742376

OS Easting: 523075

OS Northing: 212682

OS Grid: TL230126

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR J97.031

Mapcode Global: VHGPL.61CJ

Open Location Code: 9C3XQQXM+P9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

Urbanites
Urban Professionals and Families
Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 32599 / 32844

0th decile
deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for AL8 6SR on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:23
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:42
Sunrise	06:16
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:09
Sunset	18:03
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:37
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:16
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	19:56

Hours of daylight today	05:46 to 18:33
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:33 to 05:43
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:28
Moon Rises	18:37

For a full sun and moon calendar for AL8 6SR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in AL8 6SR

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 July 2022	2 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£856,000
25 June 2021	6 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£785,000
11 February 2020	11 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£750,000
22 October 2015	7 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£700,000
25 February 2015	4 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£675,000
14 August 2014	2 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£500,000
2 December 2013	13 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£425,000
27 July 2006	4 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£485,000
14 July 2006	14 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£310,000
24 October 2003	12 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£150,000
25 July 2002	8 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£293,000
20 June 2001	2 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£270,000
2 November 2000	7 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£238,500
24 March 1999	3 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£170,000
12 November 1998	5 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,000
25 July 1997	11 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£136,000
16 June 1997	6 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£158,000
15 August 1996	13 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£84,000
20 November 1995	4 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£131,000
17 November 1995	10 Handside Close, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£119,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for AL8 6SR

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

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for AL8 6SR

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00121436		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01023919	Welwyn Hatfield 006D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05011060	Handside	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2016	DLUHC
E07000241	Welwyn Hatfield	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 April 2012	DLUHC
E10000015	Hertfordshire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001573	Welwyn Hatfield	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000027	Hertfordshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000272	Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33027639		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000048	Hertfordshire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000049	NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000083	Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000025	NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58000623	Handside & Peartree ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63004349	Welwyn Garden City	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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