AL8 6WA postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

AL8 6WA is a postcode in Welwyn Garden City, in the Peartree ward of Welwyn Hatfield. It is in the Welwyn Hatfield parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since July 2025. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £489,000 Homes sold in AL8 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4.1% on the year before Nearest school Panshanger Primary School 1.0 km in a straight line Nearest station Welwyn Garden City 700 m in a straight line

Where AL8 6WA is, and what is near it

Map of AL8 6WA and what is near it Map of AL8 6WA: its centre point, with the 212 other postcodes in the AL8 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AL8 6AB: also in AL8 6AL8 6AE: also in AL8 6AL8 6AH: also in AL8 6AL8 6AJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6AL: also in AL8 6AL8 6AN: also in AL8 6AL8 6AP: also in AL8 6AL8 6BB: also in AL8 6AL8 6BE: also in AL8 6AL8 6BH: also in AL8 6AL8 6BJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6BL: also in AL8 6AL8 6BP: also in AL8 6AL8 6BQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6BX: also in AL8 6AL8 6DD: also in AL8 6AL8 6DE: also in AL8 6AL8 6DG: also in AL8 6AL8 6DH: also in AL8 6AL8 6DJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6DL: also in AL8 6AL8 6DN: also in AL8 6AL8 6DS: also in AL8 6AL8 6DU: also in AL8 6AL8 6DX: also in AL8 6AL8 6EA: also in AL8 6AL8 6EB: also in AL8 6AL8 6ED: also in AL8 6AL8 6EE: also in AL8 6AL8 6EF: also in AL8 6AL8 6EG: also in AL8 6AL8 6EH: also in AL8 6AL8 6EJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6EQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6HA: also in AL8 6AL8 6HG: also in AL8 6AL8 6HH: also in AL8 6AL8 6HJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6HL: also in AL8 6AL8 6HN: also in AL8 6AL8 6HQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6JD: also in AL8 6AL8 6JF: also in AL8 6AL8 6JG: also in AL8 6AL8 6JL: also in AL8 6AL8 6JQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6JR: also in AL8 6AL8 6JW: also in AL8 6AL8 6LY: also in AL8 6AL8 6NA: also in AL8 6AL8 6ND: also in AL8 6AL8 6NE: also in AL8 6AL8 6NQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6NS: also in AL8 6AL8 6NT: also in AL8 6AL8 6NU: also in AL8 6AL8 6NY: also in AL8 6AL8 6PA: also in AL8 6AL8 6PD: also in AL8 6AL8 6PG: also in AL8 6AL8 6PH: also in AL8 6AL8 6PL: also in AL8 6AL8 6PR: also in AL8 6AL8 6PS: also in AL8 6AL8 6PZ: also in AL8 6AL8 6QA: also in AL8 6AL8 6QJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6QL: also in AL8 6AL8 6QN: also in AL8 6AL8 6QR: also in AL8 6AL8 6QS: also in AL8 6AL8 6QT: also in AL8 6AL8 6QW: also in AL8 6AL8 6QY: also in AL8 6AL8 6QZ: also in AL8 6AL8 6RA: also in AL8 6AL8 6RB: also in AL8 6AL8 6RD: also in AL8 6AL8 6RE: also in AL8 6AL8 6RG: also in AL8 6AL8 6RH: also in AL8 6AL8 6RJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6RQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6SA: also in AL8 6AL8 6SE: also in AL8 6AL8 6SF: also in AL8 6AL8 6SG: also in AL8 6AL8 6SQ: also in AL8 6AL8 6TP: also in AL8 6AL8 6TR: also in AL8 6AL8 6UB: also in AL8 6AL8 6UG: also in AL8 6AL8 6UJ: also in AL8 6AL8 6UL: also in AL8 6AL8 6UN: also in AL8 6AL8 6WX: also in AL8 6 GP 1.9 kmMonk's Walk School 2.0 kmWelwyn Garden City AL8 6WA Map of AL8 6WA and what is near it Map of AL8 6WA: its centre point, with the 212 other postcodes in the AL8 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.9 kmWelwyn North station 2.1 kmWelwyn Garden City AL8 6WA
  • AL8 6WA
  • Other postcodes in AL8 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8045, longitude -0.1959)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AL8 6WA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AL8 6WA?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for AL8 6WA. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AL8 6WA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Welwyn Hatfield Council's days for AL8 6WA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AL8 6WA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is AL8 6WA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include AL8 6WA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Welwyn Hatfield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for AL8 6WA: 1,254 properties in Welwyn Hatfield are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Welwyn Hatfield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of AL8 6WA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near AL8 6WA?

Homes in AL8 6 sold for a typical £489,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, down 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£489,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£510,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £833,800 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £670,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £495,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £281,000 22 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole AL8 district: a typical £512,500 from 144 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in AL8 6WA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in AL8 6WA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near AL8 6WA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,070 homes in the neighbourhood around AL8 6WA. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around AL8 6WA

Band D in Welwyn Hatfield for 2026‑27: £2,452. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,635 (band A) to £2,997 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,907.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,635
Band Babout 490 (46%)£1,907
Band Cabout 410 (38%)£2,180
Band Dabout 140 (13%)£2,452
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,997
Band Fwithheld£3,542
Band Gfewer than 5£4,087
Band Hfewer than 5£4,905

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 47% 2010 to 2019
  9. 30% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Welwyn Hatfield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of AL8 6WA is in (ONS area E01035604), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest open schools to AL8 6WA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near AL8 6WA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to AL8 6WA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of AL8 6WA is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Welwyn North Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Royal Mail Depot, 65 m away.

More stations near AL8 6WA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of AL8 6WA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AL8 6WA?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of AL8 6WA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest to the centre of AL8 6WA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to AL8 6WA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of AL8 6WA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of AL8 6WA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near AL8 6WA?

The nearest vets to the centre of AL8 6WA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is AL8 6WA in a conservation area?

The centre of AL8 6WA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near AL8 6WA?

Police.uk records 314 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of AL8 6WA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour91 reports
Violence and sexual offences81 reports
Shoplifting51 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, burglary 9, robbery 4, drugs 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for AL8 6WA

Ward
Peartree
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Welwyn Garden City
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2025

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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