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WD1 7EG

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 0AF 8 m
WD18 0FQ 14 m
WD18 0JP 56 m
WD18 0JG 65 m
WD17 1AZ 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 7EG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 7
Latitude
51.656895
Longitude
-0.400328
British National Grid easting
510,751
British National Grid northing
196,556

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
E00189376
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009G · E01035576
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
87
Primary
55
Secondary
11

  1. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    307 m

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

    Free schools

    307 m

  3. Chater Junior School

    Community school

    383 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,712
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,304
  • Anti social behaviour 897
  • Shoplifting 723
  • Other theft 524
  • Public order 467

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    56 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    430 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    593 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.6 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.2 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.9 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.4 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.5 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

    4.6 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Exchange Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Exchange Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Cassio Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,996 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 11 secondary schools. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,712 published events cover 12 months, averaging 559.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,304 events.

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