WD18 6AE

Holywell · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD18
Postcode sector
WD18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD18 6NS 60 m
WD18 6NZ 69 m
WD18 6BW 102 m
WD18 6PB 110 m
WD18 6NY 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD18 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD18
Postcode sector
WD18 6
Latitude
51.647370
Longitude
-0.418746
British National Grid easting
509,500
British National Grid northing
195,469

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Holywell · E05011048
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121205
Lower layer super output area
Watford 011D · E01023866
Middle layer super output area
Watford 011 · E02004978

Postcode source versions

Explore WD18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
53
Secondary
10
  1. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    102 m
  2. Westfield Academy

    Academy converter

    173 m
  3. Chessbrook Education Support Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    277 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,003
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,269
  • Anti social behaviour 433
  • Criminal damage and arson 241
  • Public order 234
  • Other theft 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD18 6 residents
5,188

Age bands in WD18 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

1,104 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

573 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.1%

1,624 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

1,097 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

507 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

17

within 5 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    505 m

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    505 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.9 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    2.0 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.0 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.1 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.1 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.1 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    3.9 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    3.9 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.3 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

    GADE HOUSE, 99B UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82068

    4.5 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

    COLNE HOUSE SURGERY, 99A UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82083

    4.5 km

  • ACRE SURGERY

    NEAL CLOSE, ACRE WAY, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86041

    4.8 km

  • CAREPOINT PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E86618

    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

  • Westfield Community College

    BCT · Holywell

    0.0 miles
  • Goodwin House

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Community College

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • High View

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles
  • Explorer Drive

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 011D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,295 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,003 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,269 events.

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