Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16816
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16816 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 WD23 2EB
Crime trends · near WD23 2EB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -71%
ASB
2
YoY -71%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,750
White Brit.56.7%
Other White14.1%
Indian7.6%
White Irish3.7%
Other Asian3.3%
+ 7 other groups · 14.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,759
Christian46.8%
No religion28.4%
Hindu7.2%
Not answered6.2%
Jewish4.7%
+ 2 other religions · 6.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,346
75–8474.6%
85 years and over5.7%
25–345.3%
35–495.0%
50–643.0%
+ 2 other age groups · 6.4%
Households
Total households: 720
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.3%
Other18.2%
Any member 66+9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.5%
Administrative Information
Hertsmere
Local Authority
Council Area
Watford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bushey North
Constituency code
E14001568
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Hertsmere, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Hertsmere
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
Hertsmere 008C E01023554
E01023554
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Hertsmere 008 E02004903
E02004903
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Hertsmere 008C E01023554
E01023554
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Hertsmere 008 E02004903
E02004903
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
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> Present
October 2000 — Introduced
Postcode WD23 2EB 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. IMD England rank: 16816
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023554 and MSOA E02004903 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD23 2EB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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