WD2 8HX

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD25 8HL 71 m
WD23 2FW 96 m
WD25 8FA 106 m
WD23 2BY 154 m
WD25 8HP 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD2 8HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD2
Postcode sector
WD2 8
Latitude
51.666729
Longitude
-0.367460
British National Grid easting
513,000
British National Grid northing
197,700

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
E00190288
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 008D · E01023555
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
81
Primary
50
Secondary
10
  1. Highwood Primary School

    Community school

    544 m
  2. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School

    Other independent school

    639 m
  3. The Purcell School

    Other independent school

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 257
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Other theft 96
  • Vehicle crime 70
  • Public order 49

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.4 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.4 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.4 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.6 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.6 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

    THE RED HOUSE SURGERY, 124 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7JQ

    ODS code E82085

    3.9 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.9 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.2 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.2 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.5 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.6 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.8 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles
  • Park Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles
  • Elton Way

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles
  • Elton Way

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles
  • Highwood Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 008D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,083 of 33,755

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

81 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. Highwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 257 events.

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