Skip to main content
CheckNear.me

WD17 1EE

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Central
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 1EA 15 m
WD18 0JD 19 m
WD18 0JG 26 m
WD17 1AA 34 m
WD17 1AZ 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 1EE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 1
Latitude
51.657022
Longitude
-0.399080
British National Grid easting
510,837
British National Grid northing
196,572

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
E00189418
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009I · E01035578
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
11

  1. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    221 m

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

    Free schools

    226 m

  3. Chater Junior School

    Community school

    442 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,724
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,303
  • Anti social behaviour 906
  • Shoplifting 723
  • Other theft 525
  • Public order 465

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD17 1 residents
2,200

Age bands in WD17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%
288 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.4%
180 residents
Age 25 to 44
53.5%
1,029 residents
Age 45 to 64
17.8%
342 residents
Age 65 and over
4.5%
86 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    142 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    423 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    625 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.7 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.1 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

    3.5 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

    4.4 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

  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    95 m

  • Exchange Road

    BCT · Watford

    110 m

  • Exchange Road

    BCT · Watford

    122 m

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    162 m

  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    185 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009I, 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

7,359 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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 11 secondary schools. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,724 published events cover 12 months, averaging 560 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,303 events.

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