WD1 7LD

Park · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 7LD 1 m
WD18 7LE 52 m
WD18 7AN 120 m
WD18 7BQ 123 m
WD18 7HF 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 7LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 7
Latitude
51.657820
Longitude
-0.416821
British National Grid easting
509,608
British National Grid northing
196,634

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Park · E05011053
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00169697
Lower layer super output area
Watford 008A · E01023886
Middle layer super output area
Watford 008 · E02004975

Postcode source versions

Explore WD1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
10
  1. Watford Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter

    356 m
  2. West Herts College

    Further education

    724 m
  3. Chater Infant School

    Community school

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,956
  • Anti social behaviour 727
  • Other theft 413
  • Shoplifting 404
  • Public order 382

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    820 m

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    820 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    970 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.1 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.2 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.4 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

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.3 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.0 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.0 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.2 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.9 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Watford Metropolitan Station

    BCT · Cassiobury Park

    0.0 miles
  • Watford Underground Station

    TMU · Watford

    0.0 miles
  • Watford Metropolitan Station

    BCT · Cassiobury Park

    0.0 miles
  • Watford Underground Station

    MET · Watford

    0.0 miles
  • Watford Underground Station

    PLT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 008A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

27,003 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Watford Grammar School for Boys is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 439.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,956 events.

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