Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WD5 0BB
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WD5 0BB
Coordinates
51.7063, -0.4210
Grid reference
TL092020
Easting
509,201
Northing
202,024
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPH4H+GH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Three Rivers
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.
32064
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32064 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WD5 0BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near WD5 0BB
Counts are for Abbots Langley & Bedmond electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY —
1494
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.4%
Indian3.8%
Other White3.1%
White Irish2.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 4.9%
Religion
Christian56.6%
No religion31.7%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu3.3%
Jewish1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
75–8472.6%
35–495.5%
16–195.3%
50–644.1%
65–743.4%
+ 3 other age groups · 9.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.8%
Any member 66+19.1%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.0%
Administrative Information
Three Rivers
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth West Hertfordshire E14001496
Constituency
E14001496Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Abbots Langley & Bedmond
Constituency code
E14001496
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Abbots Langley
International Territorial Level
Three Rivers
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
Three Rivers 001B E01023803
E01023803MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Three Rivers 001 E02004956
E02004956LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Three Rivers 001B E01023803
E01023803MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Three Rivers 001 E02004956
E02004956Urban: 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
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WD5 0BB 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: 32064
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023803 and MSOA E02004956 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WD5 0BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WD5 0BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
40%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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