WD17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watford, in Watford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WD17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD17, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD17 at a rate of 173.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 342 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (965), anti-social behaviour (726) and other crime (675).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD17 was 174.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WD17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD17 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford 007A | 2,133 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.8% |
| Watford 007C | 2,239 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| Watford 007D | 1,674 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Watford 007E | 1,429 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.5% |
| Watford 007F | 1,596 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.9% |
| Watford 008B | 1,793 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Watford 008D | 1,847 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Watford 009B | 2,093 | 361.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.0% |
| Watford 009E | 1,297 | 188.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.5% |
| Watford 009F | 1,313 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| Watford 009H | 1,668 | 211.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.7% |
Your MP
- Matt TurmaineLabourMP for Watford
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WD173
Postcode sectors in WD174
Council1
Towns in WD171
Postcode districts next to WD177
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD17 in brief
WD17 is a postcode district covering Watford, in Watford.
About 21,028 people lived in WD17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 265 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 173.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD17 was £400,000 in 2025.
WD17 had 20,073 usual residents at the census.
In WD17, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD17, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.