High deprivation
IMD England
77
Crime · May '26
£260,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WD18 6AD
Postcode
WD18 6AD
Coordinates
51.6459, -0.4089
Grid reference
TQ101953
Easting
510,188
Northing
195,324
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XJHWR+9F
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.
7239
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7239 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 6AD
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£260,000
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Median price: £260,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WD18 6AD
Crime trends · near WD18 6AD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
372512
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +12%
ASB
28175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +18%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
19100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +25%
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
Scotland-wide
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 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 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
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 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentJanuary 2008 — Introduced
Postcode WD18 6AD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7239
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023865 and MSOA E02004978 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD18 6AD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD18 6AD
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Laurance Haines School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0DD
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Willow Tree Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 6LL
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westfield Academy
Hertfordshire · WD18 6NS
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 6BW
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Chater Infant School
Hertfordshire · WD18 7RD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Chater Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0WN
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Ascot Road Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD18 8AD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AE
Outstanding
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Hertfordshire · WD18 7JF
Outstanding
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Field Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD18 0AZ
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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