WD7 8AL

Aldenham West · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD7
Postcode sector
WD7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD7 8DE 115 m
WD7 8JJ 154 m
WD7 8DP 179 m
WD7 8BT 193 m
WD7 8DF 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD7 8AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2003
Terminated
1 September 2013
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD7
Postcode sector
WD7 8
Latitude
51.681092
Longitude
-0.325487
British National Grid easting
515,866
British National Grid northing
199,363

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
E00119502
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 005E · E01023527
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 005 · E02004900

Postcode source versions

Explore WD7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    251 m
  2. Fair Field Junior School

    Academy converter

    589 m
  3. Newberries Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 139
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Vehicle crime 56
  • Burglary 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD7 8 residents
4,942

Age bands in WD7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

911 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

548 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

988 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,565 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,111 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    607 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    4.3 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

    EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ

    ODS code E82043

    4.4 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.4 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.5 km

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    CALEDON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1PU

    ODS code E82107

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Dellfield Close

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.2 miles
  • Dellfield Close

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.2 miles
  • Watford Road

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 005E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,933 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 139 events.

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