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WD17 3YW

Park · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 3PH 3 m
WD17 3EW 38 m
WD18 0JQ 74 m
WD17 3XE 75 m
WD17 3EL 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 3YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3
Latitude
51.658686
Longitude
-0.404458
British National Grid easting
510,461
British National Grid northing
196,749

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
E00121309
Lower layer super output area
Watford 008C · E01023888
Middle layer super output area
Watford 008 · E02004975

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
54
Secondary
11

  1. Lanchester Primary School

    Free schools

    289 m

  2. West Herts College

    Further education

    291 m

  3. Chater Junior School

    Community school

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,625
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,301
  • Anti social behaviour 905
  • Shoplifting 651
  • Other theft 529
  • Public order 461

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    324 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    329 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    373 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.5 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.5 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.5 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.8 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.2 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.8 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.8 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.1 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.7 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Cassiobury Park Avenue

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Cassiobury Park Avenue

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Town Hall

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

85 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. Lanchester Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,625 published events cover 12 months, averaging 552.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,301 events.

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