WD17 3AE

Park · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Watford
Ward
Park
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 3AD 45 m
WD17 3BU 46 m
WD17 3BX 78 m
WD17 3AT 88 m
WD17 3AS 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 3AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3
Latitude
51.661290
Longitude
-0.410150
British National Grid easting
510,061
British National Grid northing
197,030

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Park · E05011053
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121310
Lower layer super output area
Watford 008C · E01023888
Middle layer super output area
Watford 008 · E02004975

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
50, Cassiobury Drive, Watford, WD17 3AE 22 November 2024 £1,165,000
52, Cassiobury Drive, Watford, WD17 3AE 28 January 2022 £1,625,000
54, Cassiobury Drive, Watford, WD17 3AE 14 April 2021 £1,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
53
Secondary
12
  1. West Herts College

    Further education

    209 m
  2. Lanchester Primary School

    Free schools

    223 m
  3. Watford Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter

    753 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,200
  • Anti social behaviour 836
  • Shoplifting 557
  • Other theft 471
  • Public order 427

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

14 female, 13 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.7
WD17 3 residents
4,134

Age bands in WD17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

753 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

462 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

804 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,186 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

896 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD17 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    412 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    690 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    811 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.4 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.7 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.0 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.0 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.0 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.8 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.2 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.2 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.4 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Stratford Way

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Stratford Way

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Stratford Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Stratford Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 008C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,444 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 £1,395,000 from 2 recorded sales in WD17 3AE. 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 12 secondary schools. West Herts College is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 511.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,200 events.

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