WD25 9BJ

Stanborough · 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
WD25
Postcode sector
WD25 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD25 0DW 52 m
WD25 0DN 84 m
WD25 0DD 99 m
WD25 9FH 100 m
WD25 9LA 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD25 9BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD25
Postcode sector
WD25 9
Latitude
51.687904
Longitude
-0.390135
British National Grid easting
511,380
British National Grid northing
200,020

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
E00121318
Lower layer super output area
Watford 002D · E01023893
Middle layer super output area
Watford 002 · E02004969

Postcode source versions

Explore WD25

158 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Rochester Drive, Watford, WD25 9BJ 28 April 2026 £207,000
31, Rochester Drive, Watford, WD25 9BJ 27 February 2026 £180,000
8, Rochester Drive, Watford, WD25 9BJ 20 June 2025 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
9
  1. Stanborough Primary School

    Other independent school

    268 m
  2. Stanborough Secondary School

    Other independent school

    493 m
  3. The Grove Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    577 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,954
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,128
  • Anti social behaviour 438
  • Other theft 375
  • Vehicle crime 229
  • Criminal damage and arson 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

30 female, 30 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.4
WD25 9 residents
11,294

Age bands in WD25 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

2,279 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,177 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

3,129 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,716 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

1,660 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD25 9 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+
97.9%
Gigabit-capable
97.9%
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

    619 m

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    1.7 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    1.8 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    2.7 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    3.1 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    3.1 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    4.6 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    4.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    4.8 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    4.8 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Rochester Drive

    BCT · Garston

    0.0 miles
  • St Albans Road

    BCT · Garston

    0.1 miles
  • Rochester Drive

    BCT · Garston

    0.1 miles
  • St Albans Road

    BCT · Garston

    0.1 miles
  • First Avenue

    BCT · Garston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 002D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,298 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
15
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 £200,000 from 11 recorded sales in WD25 9BJ. 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Stanborough Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,954 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,128 events.

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