WD7 8BL

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 8BA 2 m
WD7 8BD 103 m
WD7 8BE 113 m
WD7 8AZ 122 m
WD7 8AY 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD7 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD7
Postcode sector
WD7 8
Latitude
51.690102
Longitude
-0.323549
British National Grid easting
515,977
British National Grid northing
200,368

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
E00119500
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 005D · E01023526
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
40
Primary
23
Secondary
6
  1. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    813 m
  2. Fair Field Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Newberries Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 135
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Vehicle crime 52
  • Burglary 49
  • Other theft 31

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

    932 m

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.0 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

    COLNEY MEDICAL CENTRE, 45-47 KINGS ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST. ALBANS, AL2 1ES

    ODS code E82113

    4.1 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.7 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.9 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Goodyers Avenue

    BCT · Radlett

    0.1 miles
  • Goodyers Avenue

    BCT · Radlett

    0.1 miles
  • Kitswell Way

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • The Grove

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 005D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,035 of 33,755

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

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 813 m.

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

Recorded crime

459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 135 events.

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