Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12652
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12652 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 WD18 6AF
Crime trends · near WD18 6AF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY +61%
ASB
15
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +80%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY -84%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
76
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,736
White Brit.35.0%
Indian15.2%
Pakistani13.0%
Other White11.0%
Other Asian7.8%
+ 7 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,734
Christian44.8%
Muslim21.2%
No religion20.2%
Hindu7.6%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,410
75–8472.2%
35–495.6%
85 years and over5.5%
25–345.4%
65–743.4%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.9%
Households
Total households: 648
Other22.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.3%
Any member 66+9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.4%
+ 8 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council Area
Watford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568
Hertfordshire
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 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 011B E01023864
E01023864
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 011 E02004978
E02004978
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 011B E01023864
E01023864
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 011 E02004978
E02004978
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
August 2014
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~12 years
Active Duration
2014 -> Present
August 2014 — Introduced
Postcode WD18 6AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023864 and MSOA E02004978 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD18 6AF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2014
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~12 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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