Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28114
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28114 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.
Police Recorded Crime near WD17 4AZ
Crime trends · near WD17 4AZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +100%
ASB
3
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
27
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,426
White Brit.34.5%
Indian23.1%
Other White9.5%
Pakistani6.1%
Other Asian5.8%
+ 7 other groups · 21.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,426
Christian30.4%
No religion23.3%
Hindu20.3%
Muslim13.2%
Not answered5.8%
+ 4 other religions · 7.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,964
75–8472.8%
35–496.8%
25–346.3%
85 years and over6.1%
50–643.1%
+ 2 other age groups · 4.9%
Households
Total households: 556
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 Area
Watford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Watford 007E E01035572
E01035572
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 007 E02004974
E02004974
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 007B E01023879
E01023879
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 007 E02004974
E02004974
Urban: 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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
December 2008 — Introduced
Postcode WD17 4AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 28114
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 4AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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