WD1 7AZ

Holywell · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 7AZ 1 m
WD18 7QE 31 m
WD18 7QD 68 m
WD18 7JH 83 m
WD18 7FH 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 7AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 7
Latitude
51.652634
Longitude
-0.419705
British National Grid easting
509,421
British National Grid northing
196,053

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Holywell · E05011048
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121186
Lower layer super output area
Watford 011F · E01035579
Middle layer super output area
Watford 011 · E02004978

Postcode source versions

Explore WD1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
51
Secondary
9
  1. Ascot Road Primary School

    Free schools

    389 m
  2. Watford Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter

    460 m
  3. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    541 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,657
  • Anti social behaviour 586
  • Public order 320
  • Other theft 303
  • Criminal damage and arson 297

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    236 m

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    236 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.4 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.5 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.6 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.0 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.2 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.2 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

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.9 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    4.4 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    4.5 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

    GADE HOUSE, 99B UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82068

    4.6 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

    COLNE HOUSE SURGERY, 99A UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82083

    4.6 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gade Close

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Gade Close

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Sydney Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Cassiobridge Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Metropolitan Station Approach

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 011F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,506 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 9 secondary schools. Ascot Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 346 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,657 events.

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