WD1 8BF

Holywell · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 0NQ 47 m
WD18 6ST 62 m
WD18 6SU 77 m
WD18 0XP 91 m
WD18 6SX 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 8
Latitude
51.647692
Longitude
-0.410684
British National Grid easting
510,057
British National Grid northing
195,517

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
E00121198
Lower layer super output area
Watford 011A · E01023863
Middle layer super output area
Watford 011 · E02004978

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
54
Secondary
10
  1. Laurance Haines School

    Academy converter

    249 m
  2. Chessbrook Education Support Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    314 m
  3. Westfield Academy

    Academy converter

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,036
  • Anti social behaviour 749
  • Shoplifting 612
  • Other theft 433
  • Public order 405

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    903 m

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    903 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.2 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.6 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.5 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.5 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.5 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    2.8 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    2.8 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    4.1 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.1 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    4.2 km

  • ACRE SURGERY

    NEAL CLOSE, ACRE WAY, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86041

    4.8 km

  • CAREPOINT PRACTICE

    NORTHWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, NEAL CLOSE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86618

    4.8 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    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

  • Kelmscott Crescent

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Brightwell Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Brightwell Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Euston Avenue

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles
  • Vicarage Road

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 011A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,274 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Laurance Haines School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 480.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,036 events.

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