High deprivation
IMD England
High · 18.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WD17 1BD
Postcode
WD17 1BD
Coordinates
51.6590, -0.4019
Grid reference
TQ106967
Easting
510,635
Northing
196,790
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMH5X+J6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Watford (Watford)
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Watford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8996
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8996 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WD17 1BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD17 1BD
Counts are for Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
62
YoY stable
966941
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
67
YoY +52%
674523
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
1395
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
60
YoY +122%
613916
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.29.1%
Other White26.4%
Indian13.4%
African5.3%
Other Asian4.8%
+ 10 other groups · 20.9%
Religion
Christian40.9%
No religion28.3%
Hindu10.6%
Muslim9.4%
Not answered7.8%
+ 2 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
75–8477.9%
85 years and over6.1%
65–744.3%
25–343.1%
16–192.9%
+ 3 other age groups · 5.8%
Households
Other34.5%
Any member 66+13.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 18.3%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Central
Constituency code
E14001568
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Watford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Watford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Watford 009G E01035576
E01035576MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 009 E02004976
E02004976LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 009C E01023861
E01023861MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 009 E02004976
E02004976Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentOctober 2000 — Introduced
Postcode WD17 1BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8996
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035576 and MSOA E02004976 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD17 1BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD17 1BD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.2
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 9%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 31%
Progress 8
-1.37
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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