WD25 8AX

Aldenham West · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Watford
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD25
Postcode sector
WD25 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD25 9DG 446 m
WD25 8AA 459 m
WD25 9DN 464 m
WD25 9DH 522 m
WD25 9UL 550 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD25 8AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD25
Postcode sector
WD25 8
Latitude
51.677343
Longitude
-0.369610
British National Grid easting
512,825
British National Grid northing
198,877

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E04013250
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00169756
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 010A · E01023528
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 010 · E02004905

Postcode source versions

Explore WD25

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Milne House, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX 11 February 2022 £975,000
Brew Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX 27 September 2021 £595,000
Brew Cottage, Otterspool Lane, Watford, WD25 8AX 25 April 2016 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
47
Secondary
9
  1. The Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Highwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Knutsford Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Other theft 312
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Vehicle crime 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

18 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
WD25 8 residents
1,444

Age bands in WD25 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

255 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

149 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

319 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

515 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

370 residents

This postcode contained 2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD25 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    1.6 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.8 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    3.0 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    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

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.5 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.6 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    3.7 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    4.6 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Widgeon Way

    BCT · Garston

    0.4 miles
  • Widgeon Way

    BCT · Garston

    0.4 miles
  • Douglas Avenue

    BCT · North Watford

    0.5 miles
  • Garsmouth Way

    BCT · Garston

    0.5 miles
  • Douglas Avenue

    BCT · North Watford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 010A, 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

25,481 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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 £785,000 from 2 recorded sales in WD25 8AX. 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

78 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Grove Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

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