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WD23 3HJ

Bushey St James · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bushey St James
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 3HL 26 m
WD23 3DN 49 m
WD23 3EL 52 m
WD23 3GZ 52 m
WD23 3HN 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 3HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 June 2023
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 3
Latitude
51.645237
Longitude
-0.367437
British National Grid easting
513,055
British National Grid northing
195,310

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Bushey St James · E05012187
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119661
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 012F · E01023563
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 012 · E02004907

Postcode source versions

Explore WD23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
49
Secondary
9

  1. The Grange Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    189 m

  2. Falconer School

    Community special school

    195 m

  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,680
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 653
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Vehicle crime 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD23 3 residents
6,428

Age bands in WD23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

1,403 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

723 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

1,754 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,768 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,215 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    500 m

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    500 m

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    2.6 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.7 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    2.7 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.9 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    3.1 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.9 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.9 km

  • ELLIOTT HALL MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code E84061

    4.1 km

  • HATCH END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84053

    4.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.4 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    4.7 km

  • ASPRI MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84658

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Bushey

    0.0 miles

  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Bushey

    0.0 miles

  • The Grange Academy

    BCT · Bushey

    0.1 miles

  • Bournehall Road

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

  • The Grange Academy

    BCT · Bushey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 012F, 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

29,061 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Grange Academy is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,680 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 653 events.

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