Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£320,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WD17 4AX
Postcode
WD17 4AX
Coordinates
51.6698, -0.4048
Grid reference
TQ104979
Easting
510,412
Northing
197,989
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMH9W+W3
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.
21983
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21983 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · WD17 4AX
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£320,000
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Median price: £320,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WD17 4AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD17 4AX
Counts are for Nascot 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
11
YoY -8%
14105
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.5%
Indian23.1%
Other White9.5%
Pakistani6.1%
Other Asian5.8%
+ 7 other groups · 21.0%
Religion
Christian30.4%
No religion23.3%
Hindu20.3%
Muslim13.2%
Not answered5.8%
+ 4 other religions · 7.1%
Age groups
75–8472.8%
35–496.8%
25–346.3%
85 years and over6.1%
50–643.1%
+ 2 other age groups · 4.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children30.2%
Other22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.8%
+ 7 other households · 25.9%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Nascot
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 007E E01035572
E01035572MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 007 E02004974
E02004974LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 007B E01023879
E01023879MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 007 E02004974
E02004974Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentMay 2009 — Introduced
Postcode WD17 4AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21983
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035572 and MSOA E02004974 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD17 4AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD17 4AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 2%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
58%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 31%
Progress 8
-1.37
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 3%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
77%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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