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WD17 3BA

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 3BB 45 m
WD17 3BE 85 m
WD17 3ED 132 m
WD17 3BG 165 m
WD17 3EE 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 3BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3
Latitude
51.664025
Longitude
-0.421565
British National Grid easting
509,265
British National Grid northing
197,317

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
E00121303
Lower layer super output area
Watford 008B · E01023887
Middle layer super output area
Watford 008 · E02004975

Postcode source versions

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
119, Parkside Drive, Watford, WD17 3BA 6 July 2018 £760,000
159, Parkside Drive, Watford, WD17 3BA 14 January 2014 £615,000
161, Parkside Drive, Watford, WD17 3BA 3 August 2010 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
49
Secondary
11

  1. Cassiobury Junior School

    Community school

    322 m

  2. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    498 m

  3. Nascot Wood Junior School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 815
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Other theft 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Public order 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

32 female, 32 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.9
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 1.5% 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

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.2 km

  • 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

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.5 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.6 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.5 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.9 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.8 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.8 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.3 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.5 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.8 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    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

  • Langley Way

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

  • Langley Way

    BCT · Watford

    0.3 miles

  • The Gardens

    BCT · Watford

    0.3 miles

  • Watford Metropolitan Station

    BCT · Cassiobury Park

    0.5 miles

  • Hempstead Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,573 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

79 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 11 secondary schools. Cassiobury Junior School is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 815 events.

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