AL8 6JU

a postcode in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

AL8 6JU	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 6JU

Barleycroft Road - 18 properties, USRN 43001068

Turmore Dale - 1 property, USRN 43018138

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7973 / 51°47'50"N

Longitude: -0.214 / 0°12'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 692102 5742160

OS Easting: 523254

OS Northing: 212464

OS Grid: TL232124

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR J97.6QD

Mapcode Global: VHGPL.73P1

Open Location Code: 9C3XQQWP+W9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vt41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b4

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
Older Workers and Retirement

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25419 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for AL8 6JU on Tuesday 18 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:13
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	04:54
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:33
Sunrise	06:07
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:08
Sunset	18:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:43
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:23
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:04

Hours of daylight today	05:37 to 18:40
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:40 to 05:34
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	07:08
Moon Rises	23:26

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

Residential Property Sales in AL8 6JU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 July 2024	42 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£1,325,000
30 November 2022	38 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£1,015,000
1 September 2022	30 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,300,000
19 February 2020	40a Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Freehold	£880,000
9 October 2019	24 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£600,000
22 February 2017	28 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£600,000
20 November 2013	18 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£680,500
14 September 2012	42 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£700,000
1 October 2009	18 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£500,000
12 September 2008	26 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£450,000
17 May 2007	40 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£755,000
31 January 2003	16 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£387,500
19 December 2002	4 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£457,500
22 November 2002	42 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£495,000
29 October 2001	16 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£250,000
11 February 2000	30 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£485,000
6 March 1997	44 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£275,000
22 November 1996	40 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6JU	Detached	Leasehold	£275,000

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 6JU

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 6JU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00121447		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01023917	Welwyn Hatfield 006B	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
E33027640		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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