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WD2 5BU

Callowland · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Callowland
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 6BU 1 m
WD24 6BX 70 m
WD24 6BT 72 m
WD24 6BS 85 m
WD24 6DA 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 5
Latitude
51.673510
Longitude
-0.400162
British National Grid easting
510,722
British National Grid northing
198,404

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Callowland · E05011046
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121146
Lower layer super output area
Watford 006C · E01023857
Middle layer super output area
Watford 006 · E02004973

Postcode source versions

Explore WD2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
47
Secondary
11

  1. Parkgate Junior School

    Community school

    493 m

  2. Beechfield School

    Academy converter

    579 m

  3. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,259
  • Anti social behaviour 541
  • Other theft 426
  • Vehicle crime 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 223

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.2 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.4 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.4 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.9 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.6 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

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.1 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.5 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.5 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.7 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.3 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 Harebreaks Green

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • The Harebreaks Green

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Longspring

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Maude Crescent

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Maude Crescent

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 006C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,794 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 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

77 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 11 secondary schools. Parkgate Junior School is the nearest published school at 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 299.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,259 events.

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