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WD2 5GS

Woodside · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 5GS 0 m
WD24 5GR 30 m
WD24 5GT 35 m
WD24 5GN 62 m
WD24 5GP 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 5GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 5
Latitude
51.684672
Longitude
-0.417620
British National Grid easting
509,488
British National Grid northing
199,619

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Woodside · E05011057
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121225
Lower layer super output area
Watford 004D · E01023871
Middle layer super output area
Watford 004 · E02004971

Postcode source versions

Explore WD2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
9

  1. The Orchard Primary School

    Academy converter

    566 m

  2. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    660 m

  3. Kingsway Infants' School

    Community school

    931 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,664
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 685
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Vehicle crime 133
  • Other theft 115

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    1.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.9 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    2.0 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    2.2 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.7 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.9 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    3.3 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.7 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    3.8 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    3.9 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Courtlands Drive Shops

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Courtlands Drive Shops

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Ashfields

    BCT · Leavesden

    0.2 miles

  • Ashfields

    BCT · Leavesden

    0.2 miles

  • Hollytree House

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 004D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,337 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Orchard Primary School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,664 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 685 events.

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