WD2 2AZ

Bushey North · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 2EG 41 m
WD23 2FY 61 m
WD23 2EF 69 m
WD23 2EE 72 m
WD23 2FE 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 2AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 2
Latitude
51.655225
Longitude
-0.380884
British National Grid easting
512,100
British National Grid northing
196,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00169768
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 008B · E01023553
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 008 · E02004903

Postcode source versions

Explore WD2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
55
Secondary
9
  1. Longwood School

    Other independent school

    413 m
  2. Central Primary School

    Community school

    757 m
  3. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School

    Community school

    872 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,649
  • Anti social behaviour 704
  • Shoplifting 627
  • Other theft 390
  • Public order 336

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    1.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    1.1 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.4 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.5 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.9 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.9 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.1 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.3 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.3 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.4 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.7 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    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

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Bushey

    0.3 miles
  • James Close

    BCT · Bushey

    0.3 miles
  • The Avenue

    BCT · Bushey

    0.3 miles
  • James Close

    BCT · Bushey

    0.3 miles
  • Tesco Extra

    BCT · Watford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 008B, 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

27,557 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Longwood School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 424.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,649 events.

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