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WD18 0PS

Central · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 0PR 29 m
WD18 0PT 44 m
WD18 0EE 48 m
WD18 0PY 56 m
WD18 0PX 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD18 0PS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD18
Postcode sector
WD18 0
Latitude
51.653944
Longitude
-0.399608
British National Grid easting
510,808
British National Grid northing
196,229

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Central · E05011047
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00189417
Lower layer super output area
Watford 009I · E01035578
Middle layer super output area
Watford 009 · E02004976

Postcode source versions

Explore WD18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
10

  1. Watford Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    222 m

  2. Chater Junior School

    Community school

    229 m

  3. Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    490 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,281
  • Anti social behaviour 901
  • Shoplifting 647
  • Other theft 506
  • Public order 458

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    321 m

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    760 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    914 m

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.6 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    1.9 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    1.9 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.2 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.4 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.4 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.7 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Wiggenhall Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Marlborough Road

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 009I, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,359 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 10 secondary schools. Watford Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 548 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,281 events.

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