WD23 4EL

Bushey Heath · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bushey
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD23 4AJ 107 m
WD23 4EF 153 m
WD23 4EG 200 m
WD23 4EH 252 m
WD23 4EJ 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD23 4EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD23
Postcode sector
WD23 4
Latitude
51.643580
Longitude
-0.329572
British National Grid easting
515,679
British National Grid northing
195,185

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119604
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 013D · E01023551
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 013 · E02004908

Postcode source versions

Explore WD23

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Melbury Stables, Hilfield Lane South, Bushey, WD23 4EL 19 October 2023 £1,200,000
Timins, Hilfield Lane South, Bushey, WD23 4EL 20 December 2021 £1,130,000
Caldecote, Hilfield Lane South, Bushey, WD23 4EL 11 July 2014 £1,655,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
47
Secondary
10
  1. Immanuel College

    Other independent school

    432 m
  2. Bushey Heath Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Bushey Meads School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Drugs 67
  • Other theft 46
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.5
WD23 4 residents
6,293

Age bands in WD23 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,010 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

571 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,576 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

1,147 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD23 4 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
60%
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

17

within 5 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    1.4 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.1 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    3.9 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.3 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.4 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.4 km

  • ASPRI MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84658

    4.4 km

  • ELLIOTT HALL MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code E84061

    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

  • ENDERLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84009

    4.7 km

  • BELMONT HEALTH CENTRE

    516 KENTON LANE, KENTON, HARROW, HA3 7LT

    ODS code E84069

    4.8 km

  • THE CIRCLE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E84004

    4.8 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.9 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    5.0 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

  • Rosary Priory

    BCT · Bushey Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Rosary Priory

    BCT · Bushey Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Caldecote Gardens

    BCT · Bushey Heath

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 013D, 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

33,136 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,165,000 from 2 recorded sales in WD23 4EL. 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

82 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Immanuel College is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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