WD24 5RY

Callowland · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 5RR 60 m
WD24 5EX 62 m
WD24 5HF 68 m
WD24 5HE 77 m
WD24 5RX 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD24 5RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 5
Latitude
51.670620
Longitude
-0.403243
British National Grid easting
510,516
British National Grid northing
198,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121157
Lower layer super output area
Watford 006B · E01023856
Middle layer super output area
Watford 006 · E02004973

Postcode source versions

Explore WD24

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 2b, Shakespeare Industrial Estate, Watford, WD24 5RY 8 January 2018 £700,000
Unit 2b, Shakespeare Industrial Estate, Watford, WD24 5RY 22 March 2017 £450,000
Unit 1b, Shakespeare Industrial Estate, Watford, WD24 5RY 18 November 2016 £660,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
50
Secondary
11
  1. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    411 m
  2. Nascot Wood Junior School

    Community school

    525 m
  3. Beechfield School

    Academy converter

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,069
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,393
  • Anti social behaviour 597
  • Other theft 476
  • Shoplifting 251
  • Public order 246

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
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%

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

12

within 5 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.0 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.1 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.6 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.6 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.5 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.5 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.8 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.4 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.4 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.4 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    3.9 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.0 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

  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Longspring

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles
  • The Spinney

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles
  • The Spinney

    BCT · Watford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,086 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 11 secondary schools. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,069 published events cover 12 months, averaging 339.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,393 events.

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