Low deprivation
IMD England
47
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WD18 1SE
Postcode
WD18 1SE
Coordinates
51.6590, -0.4034
Grid reference
TQ105967
Easting
510,532
Northing
196,782
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMH5W+HJ
User Type
Large 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.
21895
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21895 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)
Property sales · WD18 1SE
HM Land Registry · Watford
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Police Recorded Crime near WD18 1SE
Crime trends · near WD18 1SE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +31%
ASB
18102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +17%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +100%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.39.6%
Indian16.4%
Pakistani13.3%
Other White9.2%
Other Asian3.6%
+ 7 other groups · 17.8%
Religion
Christian36.6%
No religion20.2%
Muslim19.1%
Hindu10.9%
Not answered8.0%
+ 4 other religions · 5.2%
Age groups
75–8472.8%
35–496.1%
16–194.5%
50–643.9%
25–343.9%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.1%
Other12.2%
All members 66+11.4%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Park
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 ScotlandEast 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 008C E01023888
E01023888MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 008 E02004975
E02004975LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 008C E01023888
E01023888MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 008 E02004975
E02004975Urban: 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
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2007
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> PresentJanuary 2007 — Introduced
Postcode WD18 1SE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21895
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023888 and MSOA E02004975 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD18 1SE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD18 1SE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
West Herts College
Hertfordshire · WD17 3EZ
0.1 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 1JJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lanchester Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 3HD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chater Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0WN
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Chater Infant School
Hertfordshire · WD18 7RD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Hertfordshire · WD18 7JF
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Central Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 2LX
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AE
Outstanding
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)
Hertfordshire · WD18 0WF
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Field Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AZ
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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