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WD2 5LX

Leggatts · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 6LX 11 m
WD24 6PT 20 m
WD24 6PY 34 m
WD24 6PR 51 m
WD24 6PU 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 5LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 5
Latitude
51.678599
Longitude
-0.396815
British National Grid easting
510,941
British National Grid northing
198,975

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Leggatts · E05011049
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121215
Lower layer super output area
Watford 004E · E01023872
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
73
Primary
47
Secondary
10

  1. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School

    Community school

    352 m

  2. Parkgate Junior School

    Community school

    468 m

  3. Cherry Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    603 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,266
  • Anti social behaviour 492
  • Other theft 421
  • Vehicle crime 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 237

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    585 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.0 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.0 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.2 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.5 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    2.5 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.3 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.5 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.9 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.9 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bushey Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Bushey Mill Crescent

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Bushey Mill Crescent

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Bushey Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 004E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,395 of 33,755

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

73 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 352 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,266 events.

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