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WD17 2BE

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 0BG 15 m
WD17 2BJ 27 m
WD18 0GR 27 m
WD18 0BX 50 m
WD18 0DF 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 2BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 2
Latitude
51.654208
Longitude
-0.395204
British National Grid easting
511,112
British National Grid northing
196,265

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
E00189328
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009D · E01023862
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    263 m

  2. Central Primary School

    Community school

    298 m

  3. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    403 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,441
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,214
  • Anti social behaviour 879
  • Shoplifting 651
  • Other theft 492
  • Public order 448

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD17 2 residents
4,686

Age bands in WD17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%
911 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.3%
461 residents
Age 25 to 44
45.6%
2,269 residents
Age 45 to 64
20.3%
1,011 residents
Age 65 and over
6.5%
326 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    490 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    807 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.0 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    1.7 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.9 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.9 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.1 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.2 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.7 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.2 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • King Street

    BCT · Watford

    47 m

  • King Street

    BCT · Watford

    90 m

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    120 m

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    141 m

  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Watford

    177 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009D, 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

15,789 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,441 published events cover 12 months, averaging 537 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,214 events.

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