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WD23 2BP

Bushey North · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bushey
Ward
Bushey North
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 2BH 65 m
WD23 2BG 93 m
WD23 2BR 97 m
WD23 2BT 106 m
WD23 2BY 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 2BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 2
Latitude
51.665204
Longitude
-0.369033
British National Grid easting
512,895
British National Grid northing
197,528

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Bushey North · E05012185
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00119621
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 008D · E01023555
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 008 · E02004903

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
427, Park Avenue, Bushey, WD23 2BP 25 May 2018 £210,000
421, Park Avenue, Bushey, WD23 2BP 24 February 2017 £172,500
421, Park Avenue, Bushey, WD23 2BP 16 June 2014 £118,000

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

    424 m

  2. The Purcell School

    Other independent school

    554 m

  3. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School

    Other independent school

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 317
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Other theft 103
  • Vehicle crime 76
  • Public order 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

15 female, 15 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.5
WD23 2 residents
8,933

Age bands in WD23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,681 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,003 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

2,640 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,474 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,394 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD23 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.2 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.2 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.2 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.4 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.5 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.0 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.0 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.1 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.5 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.6 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.6 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Highwood Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Park 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.

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
4
Medium risk addresses
7
Low risk addresses
9
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

81 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. Highwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 317 events.

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