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WD17 1ES

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 1UE 45 m
WD17 1EG 50 m
WD17 1AP 73 m
WD17 1ET 83 m
WD17 1AR 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 1ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 1
Latitude
51.664205
Longitude
-0.397699
British National Grid easting
510,915
British National Grid northing
197,373

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
E00189343
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009E · E01035574
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
54
Secondary
11

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

    Free schools

    672 m

  2. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    723 m

  3. Lanchester Primary School

    Free schools

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,033
  • Anti social behaviour 832
  • Shoplifting 581
  • Other theft 434
  • Public order 370

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    421 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    534 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    868 m

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.1 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.2 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.2 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.6 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.6 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.6 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.9 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.1 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.3 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.3 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    4.7 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Watford Junction Rail Station

    RSE · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Watford Junction Rail Station

    RSE · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Watford Junction Railway Station

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Watford Junction Rail Station

    RLY · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Watford Junction Rail Station

    RLY · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,769 of 33,755

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

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. Watford St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 672 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 488.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,033 events.

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