WD5 5AR

Kings Langley · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dacorum
Postcode district
WD5
Postcode sector
WD5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD4 8AB 53 m
WD4 8FG 63 m
WD4 8BH 71 m
WD4 9HB 78 m
WD4 9HU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD5 5AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2007
Terminated
1 September 2009
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD5
Postcode sector
WD5 5
Latitude
51.712839
Longitude
-0.450279
British National Grid easting
507,164
British National Grid northing
202,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E04004703
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00118909
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 022A · E01023406
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 022 · E02004877

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. Kings Langley Primary School

    Community school

    663 m
  2. Kings Langley School

    Academy converter

    928 m
  3. Abbot's Hill School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
468
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Public order 31
  • Burglary 29
  • Other theft 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    140 m

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    147 m

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82046

    2.4 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

    163 LONDON ROAD, APSLEY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SQ

    ODS code E82009

    3.0 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    3.1 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    3.2 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82105

    3.5 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

    EVEREST HOUSE, EVEREST WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY

    ODS code E82051

    4.7 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Langley Hill

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.0 miles
  • Vicarage Lane

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.0 miles
  • Langley Hill

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.1 miles
  • Archer Close

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.1 miles
  • Langley Hill

    BCT · Kings Langley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 022A, 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

24,867 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

48 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kings Langley Primary School is the nearest published school at 663 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

468 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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