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WD23 1HL

Bushey Heath · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bushey Heath
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 1HH 88 m
WD23 1HW 97 m
WD23 1HJ 137 m
WD23 1HP 138 m
WD23 1HN 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 1HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 1
Latitude
51.634679
Longitude
-0.349378
British National Grid easting
514,331
British National Grid northing
194,164

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Bushey Heath · E05012184
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119620
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 013C · E01023550
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 013 · E02004908

Postcode source versions

Explore WD23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
45
Secondary
10

  1. Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    558 m

  2. Bushey Heath Primary School

    Community school

    609 m

  3. Hartsbourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    633 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
822
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Other theft 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Drugs 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

27 female, 30 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
WD23 1 residents
6,625

Age bands in WD23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,125 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,467 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

1,734 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

1,836 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD23 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    380 m

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    2.9 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.0 km

  • ELLIOTT HALL MEDICAL CTR.

    165-167 UXBRIDGE ROAD, HATCH END, PINNER, HA5 4EA

    ODS code E84061

    3.1 km

  • ASPRI MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LONG ELMES, HARROW WEALD, HARROW, HA3 5LE

    ODS code E84658

    3.4 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

    EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ

    ODS code E82043

    3.7 km

  • HATCH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    577 UXBRIDGE ROAD, HATCH END, PINNER, HA5 4RD

    ODS code E84053

    3.7 km

  • ENDERLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENDERLEY ROAD MEDICAL CTR, 41-45 ENDERLEY ROAD, HARROW, HA3 5HF

    ODS code E84009

    3.7 km

  • HEADSTONE LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    238 HEADSTONE LANE, NORTH HARROW, HARROW, HA2 6LY

    ODS code E84676

    4.0 km

  • BELMONT HEALTH CENTRE

    516 KENTON LANE, KENTON, HARROW, HA3 7LT

    ODS code E84069

    4.2 km

  • THE CIRCLE PRACTICE

    BELMONT HEALTH CENTRE, 516 KENTON LANE, HARROW, HA3 7LT

    ODS code E84004

    4.2 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    4.3 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    4.6 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    4.8 km

  • THE STANMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 CROWSHOTT AVENUE, STANMORE, HA7 1HS

    ODS code E84057

    4.8 km

  • THE PINN MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 LOVE LANE, PINNER, HA5 3EE

    ODS code E84024

    4.9 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

  • Three Crowns PH

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Three Crowns PH

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Merry Hill Road

    BCT · Bushey Heath

    0.2 miles

  • St Peter's Close

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Merry Hill Road

    BCT · Bushey Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 013C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,256 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 10 secondary schools. Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 558 m.

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

Recorded crime

822 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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