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WD24 7RU

Leggatts · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leggatts
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD24 7RZ 56 m
WD24 7RW 82 m
WD24 7RX 91 m
WD24 6RZ 116 m
WD24 6RS 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD24 7RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD24
Postcode sector
WD24 7
Latitude
51.680982
Longitude
-0.394865
British National Grid easting
511,070
British National Grid northing
199,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Leggatts · E05011049
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121215
Lower layer super output area
Watford 004E · E01023872
Middle layer super output area
Watford 004 · E02004971

Postcode source versions

Explore WD24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School

    Community school

    353 m

  2. Stanborough Secondary School

    Other independent school

    565 m

  3. Cherry Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,370
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,260
  • Anti social behaviour 496
  • Other theft 405
  • Vehicle crime 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 242

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD24 7 residents
5,416

Age bands in WD24 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

913 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

509 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

1,429 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

924 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    313 m

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.2 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.3 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    2.3 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.7 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    3.1 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    3.8 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    3.8 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    4.1 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · North Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Library

    BCT · North Watford

    0.0 miles

  • Bushey Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles

  • Cow Lane

    BCT · Garston

    0.2 miles

  • Asda Hypermarket

    BCT · Garston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 004E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,395 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,370 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,260 events.

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