WD1 8DF

Vicarage · 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 0DL 47 m
WD18 0DJ 63 m
WD18 0DN 99 m
WD18 0LX 99 m
WD18 0FA 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD1 8DF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD1
Postcode sector
WD1 8
Latitude
51.650016
Longitude
-0.399660
British National Grid easting
510,814
British National Grid northing
195,792

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Vicarage · E05011056
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121358
Lower layer super output area
Watford 010D · E01023902
Middle layer super output area
Watford 010 · E02004977

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
9
  1. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    299 m
  2. Field Junior School

    Community school

    412 m
  3. Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)

    Community school

    412 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,481
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,278
  • Anti social behaviour 874
  • Shoplifting 631
  • Other theft 494
  • Public order 452

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    749 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.2 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.3 km

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    1.8 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

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.3 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.6 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.2 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    4.5 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    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

  • The Hornets

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • General Hospital

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Wiggenhall Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Lammas Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 010D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,377 of 33,755

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

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Watford Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,481 published events cover 12 months, averaging 540.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,278 events.

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