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WD18 0LZ

Vicarage · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Vicarage
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD18
Postcode sector
WD18 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 0LY 0 m
WD18 0LT 48 m
WD18 0LX 53 m
WD18 0ER 54 m
WD18 0FA 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD18 0LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD18
Postcode sector
WD18 0
Latitude
51.648804
Longitude
-0.400512
British National Grid easting
510,758
British National Grid northing
195,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Vicarage · E05011056
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00189330
Lower layer super output area
Watford 010D · E01023902
Middle layer super output area
Watford 010 · E02004977

Postcode source versions

Explore WD18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    446 m

  2. Field Junior School

    Community school

    469 m

  3. Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)

    Community school

    469 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,468
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,306
  • Anti social behaviour 856
  • Shoplifting 642
  • Other theft 485
  • Public order 445

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD18 0 residents
10,101

Age bands in WD18 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,817 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

976 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.3%

3,811 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

2,089 residents

Age 65 and over
8.1%

766 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

16

within 5 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    878 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.3 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.5 km

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    1.8 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    2.7 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.8 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.2 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    4.4 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    4.7 km

  • ACRE SURGERY

    NEAL CLOSE, ACRE WAY, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86041

    5.0 km

  • CAREPOINT PRACTICE

    NORTHWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, NEAL CLOSE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86618

    5.0 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

  • General Hospital

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

  • General Hospital

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

  • Watford Hospital Car Park

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

  • The Hornets

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

  • Lammas Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 010D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,377 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Watford Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 446 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,468 published events cover 12 months, averaging 539 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,306 events.

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