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WD23 2BW

Bushey North · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 2FW 46 m
WD25 8FA 107 m
WD25 8HL 116 m
WD23 2BY 121 m
WD23 2BP 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 2BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 April 2017
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 2
Latitude
51.666185
Longitude
-0.367798
British National Grid easting
512,978
British National Grid northing
197,639

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
E00190288
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 008D · E01023555
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 008 · E02004903

Postcode source versions

Explore WD23

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

    510 m

  2. Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School

    Other independent school

    642 m

  3. The Purcell School

    Other independent school

    650 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
821
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 289
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Other theft 97
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.3 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.3 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.3 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

    2.5 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.6 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.9 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.0 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.1 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.1 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

    4.7 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Highwood Avenue

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Elton Way

    BCT · North Bushey

    0.3 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 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

821 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 289 events.

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