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WD24 5BB

Callowland · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Watford
Ward
Callowland
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 5FX 28 m
WD24 5DU 33 m
WD24 5FR 39 m
WD24 5FY 61 m
WD24 4AD 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD24 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 5
Latitude
51.667353
Longitude
-0.398384
British National Grid easting
510,860
British National Grid northing
197,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Callowland · E05011046
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121141
Lower layer super output area
Watford 006A · E01023855
Middle layer super output area
Watford 006 · E02004973

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
147a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BB 3 December 2025 £240,000
153, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BB 14 October 2024 £720,000
149a, St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BB 17 October 2018 £11,087,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
52
Secondary
11

  1. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    823 m

  2. Knutsford Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    877 m

  3. Parkgate Junior School

    Community school

    913 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,889
  • Anti social behaviour 783
  • Shoplifting 561
  • Other theft 419
  • Public order 345

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
WD24 5 residents
8,421

Age bands in WD24 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

1,777 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.3%

3,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

1,824 residents

Age 65 and over
9.3%

771 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD24 5 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

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    744 m

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    753 m

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.4 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.4 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    2.9 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    2.9 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.3 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.8 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.0 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    4.4 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

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

    ODS code E82020

    4.7 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    4.7 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

  • Brixton Road

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Watford

    0.1 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 006A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,477 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

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 £480,000 from 2 recorded sales in WD24 5BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Watford is £396,385 in June 2026, up 2.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

84 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 11 secondary schools. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 823 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 462.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,889 events.

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