High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£496,700
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WD18 0LP
Postcode
WD18 0LP
Coordinates
51.6464, -0.4047
Grid reference
TQ104953
Easting
510,475
Northing
195,379
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XJHWW+G4
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.
10173
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10173 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 & WalesProperty sales · WD18 0LP
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£493,971
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £496,700
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £469,950
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£520k£492k£465k
Dec '24Feb '25Aug '25Oct '25Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WD18 0LP
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD18 0LP
Counts are for Holywell 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
34
YoY +70%
372512
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY -26%
25155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.3%
Pakistani22.0%
Indian8.6%
Other White8.5%
Other Asian7.3%
+ 9 other groups · 19.4%
Religion
Christian36.0%
Muslim31.1%
No religion21.2%
Hindu5.4%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
75–8471.6%
35–497.2%
25–345.0%
85 years and over4.7%
65–744.6%
+ 2 other age groups · 6.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
Other17.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+8.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Holywell
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 011C E01023865
E01023865MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 011 E02004978
E02004978LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 011C E01023865
E01023865MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 011 E02004978
E02004978Urban: 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
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentFebruary 2025 — Introduced
Postcode WD18 0LP introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WD18 0LP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD18 0LP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 9%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
41.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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