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WD17 2JD

Oxhey · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 2JG 73 m
WD19 4BH 77 m
WD17 2JX 87 m
WD19 4BN 87 m
WD23 2PN 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 2JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 2
Latitude
51.647398
Longitude
-0.384517
British National Grid easting
511,868
British National Grid northing
195,524

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Oxhey · E05011052
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121279
Lower layer super output area
Watford 012B · E01023883
Middle layer super output area
Watford 012 · E02004979

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. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School

    Community school

    315 m

  2. Bushey Manor Junior School

    Community school

    615 m

  3. Bromet Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,671
  • Anti social behaviour 618
  • Shoplifting 586
  • Other theft 357
  • Public order 340

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    706 m

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    706 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.5 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.8 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    2.4 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.1 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.9 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.3 km

  • ELLIOTT HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    165-167 UXBRIDGE ROAD, HATCH END, PINNER, HA5 4EA

    ODS code E84061

    4.6 km

  • HATCH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    577 UXBRIDGE ROAD, HATCH END, PINNER, HA5 4RD

    ODS code E84053

    4.6 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    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

  • Bushey Arches

    BCT · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Bushey Arches

    BCT · Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Bushey Railway Station East

    BCT · Bushey

    0.1 miles

  • Bushey Railway Station West

    BCT · Bushey

    0.1 miles

  • Bushey Rail Station

    RSE · Bushey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 012B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,315 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

86 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 405.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,671 events.

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