WD17 2LD

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 2LA 7 m
WD17 2AB 31 m
WD17 2QN 36 m
WD17 2PA 51 m
WD17 2PE 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 2LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 2
Latitude
51.657550
Longitude
-0.392989
British National Grid easting
511,257
British National Grid northing
196,640

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
E00189323
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009H · E01035577
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
76, Queens Road, Watford, WD17 2LD 30 June 2022 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
53
Secondary
10
  1. Central Primary School

    Community school

    209 m
  2. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

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

    Free schools

    250 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,186
  • Anti social behaviour 883
  • Shoplifting 692
  • Other theft 484
  • Public order 451

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

14

within 5 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    567 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    615 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    901 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

    2.1 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.1 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.8 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

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.9 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

    4.4 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.9 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

  • Beechen Grove

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Beechen Grove

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Beechen Grove

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Clarendon Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009H, 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

11,482 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 1 recorded sale in WD17 2LD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Watford is £396,385 in June 2026, up 2.8% year on year.

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. Central Primary School is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 534.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,186 events.

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