WD7 8NL

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 8NH 38 m
WD7 8LU 87 m
WD7 8NJ 112 m
WD7 8NQ 116 m
WD7 8NP 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD7 8NL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD7
Postcode sector
WD7 8
Latitude
51.679743
Longitude
-0.333724
British National Grid easting
515,300
British National Grid northing
199,200

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
E00119504
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
60
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Fair Field Junior School

    Academy converter

    87 m
  2. St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    596 m
  3. Edge Grove School

    Other independent school

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 129
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Vehicle crime 53
  • Burglary 38
  • 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    1.2 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    4.0 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    4.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    4.7 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82124

    4.7 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82073

    4.7 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kendals Close

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.1 miles
  • Watford Road

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.1 miles
  • Watford Road

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kendals Close

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.1 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Batlers Green

    0.1 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Fair Field Junior School is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 129 events.

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