Around average
IMD England
45
Crime · May '26
£275,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WD24 5BW
Postcode
WD24 5BW
Coordinates
51.6830, -0.4101
Grid reference
TQ100994
Easting
510,009
Northing
199,449
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMHMQ+6W
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.
19094
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19094 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 · WD24 5BW
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£275,000
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Median price: £275,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WD24 5BW
Crime trends · near WD24 5BW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29187
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY +85%
ASB
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.0%
Other White13.2%
Indian11.0%
African4.2%
Pakistani4.1%
+ 7 other groups · 18.4%
Religion
Christian45.2%
No religion25.4%
Hindu9.9%
Muslim9.3%
Not answered6.9%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
75–8472.4%
35–496.3%
25–346.2%
85 years and over5.6%
65–743.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.2%
Households
Other25.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.1%
+ 8 other households · 27.5%
Administrative Information
Watford
Local Authority
Council AreaWatford E14001568
Constituency
E14001568Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Leggatts
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 004D E01023871
E01023871MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Watford 004 E02004971
E02004971LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Watford 004D E01023871
E01023871MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Watford 004 E02004971
E02004971Urban: 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
February 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentFebruary 2012 — Introduced
Postcode WD24 5BW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023871 and MSOA E02004971 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD24 5BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD24 5BW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Orchard Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD24 5JW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cherry Tree Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD24 6ST
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kingsway Junior School
Hertfordshire · WD25 0JH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Kingsway Infants' School
Hertfordshire · WD25 0ES
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Beechfield School
Hertfordshire · WD24 5TY
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Stanborough Secondary School
Hertfordshire · WD25 9JT
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18
Leavesden JMI School
Hertfordshire · WD25 7QZ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD17 4FS
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Stanborough Primary School
Hertfordshire · WD25 0DQ
0.8 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
Hertfordshire · WD24 7RL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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