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WD17 2DN

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
WD17 2DS 8 m
WD17 2BP 50 m
WD17 2DH 59 m
WD17 2BW 61 m
WD17 2DJ 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 2DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 2
Latitude
51.655365
Longitude
-0.395669
British National Grid easting
511,077
British National Grid northing
196,393

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
E00121164
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009B · E01023860
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
10

  1. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    271 m

  2. Central Primary School

    Community school

    274 m

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

    Free schools

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,244
  • Anti social behaviour 895
  • Shoplifting 659
  • Other theft 498
  • Public order 456

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

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    401 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    678 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    915 m

  • 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

  • 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

    3.0 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.3 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.3 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

    4.3 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009B, 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

7,303 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 543.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,244 events.

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