Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
High · 12.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region
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.
17558
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17558 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WD18 7DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD18 7DR
Counts are for Vicarage electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +11%
513825
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
30
YoY +150%
302010
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1481
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
20
YoY -9%
342210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani28.2%
White Brit.21.4%
Other White12.9%
Other Asian11.3%
Indian5.6%
+ 8 other groups · 20.6%
Religion
Muslim36.2%
Christian36.1%
No religion14.1%
Hindu5.2%
Not answered5.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
35–4923.9%
25–3418.4%
50–6415.0%
10–159.3%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.3%
One person: other16.9%
Other household types, with dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.4%
+ 9 other households · 34.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 779 m straight lineabout 10 min
Watford Underground Station
Underground · north entrance
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Watford High Street Rail Station
Rail
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Watford Junction Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 70 m straight lineabout 1 min
Durban Road
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
- 120 m straight lineabout 2 min
Durban Road
Bus · E-bound · east
- 179 m straight lineabout 2 min
Harwoods Road
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
- 269 m straight lineabout 3 min
Harwoods Road
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
- 284 m straight lineabout 4 min
Cassiobury Park Avenue
Bus · nr · south-west
Coordinates & Location for WD18 7DR
Postcode
WD18 7DR
Coordinates
51.6546, -0.4069
Grid reference
TQ103962
Easting
510,300
Northing
196,286
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMH3V+R6
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
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Vicarage
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 010B E01023900
E01023900MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 010 E02004977
E02004977LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 010B E01023900
E01023900MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 010 E02004977
E02004977Urban: 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
7:25 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 44 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentOctober 2000 — Introduced
Postcode WD18 7DR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023900 and MSOA E02004977 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 17558
Present — Active
Postcode WD18 7DR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WD18 7DR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.9
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 7%
Attainment 8
68.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 9%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
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