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WD5 5BU

Holywell · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Holywell
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD5
Postcode sector
WD5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 1BZ 0 m
WD17 1LD 0 m
WD17 1XL 0 m
WD17 1ZG 0 m
WD17 2TZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD5 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD5
Postcode sector
WD5 5
Latitude
51.641755
Longitude
-0.427874
British National Grid easting
508,882
British National Grid northing
194,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Holywell · E05011048
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121191
Lower layer super output area
Watford 011D · E01023866
Middle layer super output area
Watford 011 · E02004978

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
52
Secondary
10

  1. Willow Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    721 m

  2. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    860 m

  3. Merchant Taylors' School

    Other independent school

    907 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,520
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 641
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Other theft 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Vehicle crime 101

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

16

within 5 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82013

    1.1 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

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

    ODS code Y08362

    1.1 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82106

    1.5 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82045

    2.5 km

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.8 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82015

    2.9 km

  • MOUNTWOOD SURGERY

    RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2RG

    ODS code E86001

    3.1 km

  • CONSULTING ROOMS

    THE CONSULTING ROOMS, OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7RU

    ODS code E82020

    3.2 km

  • SOUTH OXHEY SURGERY

    OXHEY DRIVE, WATFORD, WD19 7SF

    ODS code E82655

    3.2 km

  • EASTBURY SURGERY

    3 EASTBURY ROAD, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3BG

    ODS code E86028

    3.3 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    3.7 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    3.7 km

  • GADE AND CHORLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRES

    GADE HOUSE, 99B UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82068

    3.7 km

  • THE COLNE PRACTICE

    COLNE HOUSE SURGERY, 99A UXBRIDGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 7DJ

    ODS code E82083

    3.7 km

  • ACRE SURGERY

    NEAL CLOSE, ACRE WAY, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86041

    4.3 km

  • CAREPOINT PRACTICE

    NORTHWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, NEAL CLOSE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 1TQ

    ODS code E86618

    4.3 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

  • Caxton Court

    BCT · Holywell

    0.0 miles

  • Magnet

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

  • Watford Enterprise Centre

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

  • Jewson

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

  • Croxley Park

    BCT · Croxley Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 011D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,295 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

81 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Willow Tree Primary School is the nearest published school at 721 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,520 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 641 events.

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