WD2 7AL

Woodside · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD25 7BN 23 m
WD25 7AL 54 m
WD25 7AW 55 m
WD25 7AJ 78 m
WD25 7AN 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 7AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 7
Latitude
51.689848
Longitude
-0.410741
British National Grid easting
509,951
British National Grid northing
200,205

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
E00121395
Lower layer super output area
Watford 001D · E01023907
Middle layer super output area
Watford 001 · E02004968

Postcode source versions

Explore WD2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
38
Secondary
9
  1. Kingsway Infants' School

    Community school

    281 m
  2. Leavesden JMI School

    Community school

    288 m
  3. Kingsway Junior School

    Community school

    347 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,007
  • Anti social behaviour 358
  • Vehicle crime 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Other theft 152

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    613 m

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    1.3 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.6 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    1.8 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    3.2 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    3.3 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    3.7 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    3.8 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.4 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.4 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

  • Trident Road

    BCT · Leavesden

    0.1 miles
  • Trident Road

    BCT · Leavesden

    0.1 miles
  • Evans Avenue

    BCT · Kingswood

    0.1 miles
  • Leveret Close

    BCT · Kingswood

    0.1 miles
  • Evans Avenue

    BCT · Kingswood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 001D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,772 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kingsway Infants' School is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,007 events.

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