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WD1 1LD

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 2PT 47 m
WD17 1JJ 64 m
WD17 2PU 67 m
WD17 2AQ 74 m
WD17 2PS 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 1LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 1
Latitude
51.658226
Longitude
-0.396435
British National Grid easting
511,017
British National Grid northing
196,710

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Central · E05011047
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121166
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009H · E01035577
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
54
Secondary
10

  1. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    1 m

  2. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    54 m

  3. Central Primary School

    Community school

    419 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,190
  • Anti social behaviour 891
  • Shoplifting 712
  • Other theft 505
  • Public order 447

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    GROUND FLOOR, COLNE HOUSE, 21 UPTON ROAD, WATFORD, WD18 0JP

    ODS code E82045

    363 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    37A ST. JOHNS ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 1LS

    ODS code E82015

    385 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    659 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

    BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code E82013

    2.0 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

    BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code Y08362

    2.0 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82124

    2.0 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82073

    2.0 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.7 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

    THE CONSULTING ROOMS, OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7RU

    ODS code E82020

    3.6 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.6 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

    166 NEW ROAD, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 3HD

    ODS code E82106

    3.7 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.3 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.5 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 KATHERINE PLACE, COLLEGE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0BT

    ODS code E82105

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Beechen Grove

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • St John's Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Beechen Grove

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,482 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

85 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 540.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,190 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.