WD17 4JX

Nascot · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Watford
Ward
Nascot
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 4JU 62 m
WD17 4JT 92 m
WD17 4WJ 152 m
WD17 4JJ 190 m
WD17 4JW 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 4JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 4
Latitude
51.678714
Longitude
-0.425957
British National Grid easting
508,926
British National Grid northing
198,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Nascot · E05011051
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121268
Lower layer super output area
Watford 007D · E01023881
Middle layer super output area
Watford 007 · E02004974

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
South Lodge, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4JX 28 March 2025 £755,000
North Lodge, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4JX 13 November 2020 £665,000
North Lodge, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4JX 13 November 2020 £610,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
46
Secondary
10
  1. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    371 m
  2. The Orchard Primary School

    Academy converter

    903 m
  3. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Other theft 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Shoplifting 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD17 4 residents
8,862

Age bands in WD17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,657 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

772 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.3%

2,934 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

2,146 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,565 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

12

within 5 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.5 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.7 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    2.9 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.0 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    3.0 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.1 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.1 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.7 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.1 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    4.2 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

  • Grove Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · North Watford

    0.3 miles
  • Russell Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.3 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · North Watford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 007D, 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

29,470 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
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 £755,000 from 1 recorded sale in WD17 4JX. 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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