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WD23 2LR

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 2LS 50 m
WD23 2LH 87 m
WD23 2JP 116 m
WD23 2LT 119 m
WD23 2LP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 2LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 2
Latitude
51.651260
Longitude
-0.375692
British National Grid easting
512,469
British National Grid northing
195,967

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
E00119674
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 012B · E01023559
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 012 · E02004907

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Woodlands Road, Bushey, WD23 2LR 16 June 2026 £1,675,000
30, Woodlands Road, Bushey, WD23 2LR 9 September 2025 £1,750,000
20, Woodlands Road, Bushey, WD23 2LR 2 February 2025 £1,265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
51
Secondary
8

  1. Longwood School

    Other independent school

    370 m

  2. Bushey Manor Junior School

    Community school

    462 m

  3. Bushey and Oxhey Infant School

    Community school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,115
  • Shoplifting 522
  • Anti social behaviour 474
  • Other theft 264
  • Criminal damage and arson 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

25 female, 17 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.5% 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

13

within 5 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    591 m

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    591 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.9 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.3 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    2.9 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.0 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    3.0 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.2 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    3.6 km

  • ELLIOTT HALL MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code E84061

    4.8 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

    166 NEW ROAD, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 3HD

    ODS code E82106

    5.0 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

  • James Close

    BCT · Bushey

    0.1 miles

  • James Close

    BCT · Bushey

    0.1 miles

  • Aldenham Road

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Aldenham Road

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • Royal Connaught Park

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 012B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,819 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,542,500 from 4 recorded sales in WD23 2LR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

81 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Longwood School is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 293.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,115 events.

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