WD24 6BQ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 6BH 66 m
WD24 5AW 78 m
WD24 5AF 83 m
WD24 6BT 93 m
WD24 6BU 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD24 6BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 6
Latitude
51.672656
Longitude
-0.400192
British National Grid easting
510,722
British National Grid northing
198,309

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
E00121139
Lower layer super output area
Watford 006B · E01023856
Middle layer super output area
Watford 006 · E02004973

Postcode source versions

Explore WD24

139 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
College Yard, 5, Flat 14, Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 6BQ 6 March 2026 £375,000
College Yard, 5, Flat 48, Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 6BQ 26 February 2026 £351,000
College Yard, 5, Flat 15, Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 6BQ 20 June 2025 £391,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
49
Secondary
11
  1. Parkgate Junior School

    Community school

    533 m
  2. Beechfield School

    Academy converter

    628 m
  3. Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,253
  • Anti social behaviour 553
  • Other theft 434
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Criminal damage and arson 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

42 female, 41 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
1.8
WD24 6 residents
5,829

Age bands in WD24 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

1,292 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

831 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

1,941 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,482 residents

Age 65 and over
10.4%

647 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD24 6 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+
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 straight-line

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    1.3 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    1.3 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    1.3 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    1.8 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    2.8 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    2.8 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.2 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.5 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.5 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.8 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Longspring

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • The Harebreaks Green

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 miles
  • Maude Crescent

    BCT · North Watford

    0.1 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.

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
2
Low risk addresses
3
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 £349,000 from 18 recorded sales in WD24 6BQ. 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

80 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 11 secondary schools. Parkgate Junior School is the nearest published school at 533 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,253 events.

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