WD7 8LB

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 8HH 32 m
WD7 8LH 59 m
WD7 8FF 75 m
WD7 8LD 102 m
WD7 8DJ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD7 8LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD7
Postcode sector
WD7 8
Latitude
51.685140
Longitude
-0.324947
British National Grid easting
515,893
British National Grid northing
199,814

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
E00119501
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
47
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    267 m
  2. Fair Field Junior School

    Academy converter

    808 m
  3. Newberries Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
477
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 139
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • 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

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within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    604 m

  • SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82107

    4.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    4.6 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.6 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.6 km

  • VERULAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E82113

    4.7 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gills Hill Lane

    BCT · Radlett

    0.1 miles
  • Newlands Avenue

    BCT · Radlett

    0.1 miles
  • Dellfield Close

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • Dellfield Close

    BCT · Radlett

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Radlett

    0.3 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

477 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.75 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.