# WD17 1JR: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD17 1JR is a postcode in Watford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Watford. Open the map at WD17 1JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd17) › [WD17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **302 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Watford 009I: 548 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **Watford High Street, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **No property in WD17 1JR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 009I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD17 1JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WD17 1JR**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nisai-virtual-academy-ltd-e141311) | Special | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Watford St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e142221) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-primary-school-e117156) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chater Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-junior-school-e117158) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Watford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-e136289) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lanchester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanchester-primary-school-e140954) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Herts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-herts-college-e130720) | Sixth form and further education | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chater Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-infant-school-e117159) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £361,350 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £348,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £359,450 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £775,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £114,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Watford High Street (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Watford Junction (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE (250 m); SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m); THE ELMS SURGERY (660 m)
- Pharmacies: JOHN DAVIS PHARMACY (250 m); HINTONS PHARMACY (270 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (440 m); BOOTS (510 m); MD PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: BLUE CROSS DENTAL CARE (90 m); GROUND FLOOR DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); SENOVA DENTAL STUDIOS (220 m); MARKET STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (240 m); DENTAL SURGERY (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Watford (200 m, Sainsburys); M&S Watford (310 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Watford High St Express (360 m, Tesco); Tesco Whippendell Rd Express (870 m, Tesco); Tesco Watford Extra (940 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £404,299** (July 2026). Watford’s average house price was £404,299 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,219** (2025). Full-time workers living in Watford earned a median of £43,219 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.4×** (2025). A home in Watford costs 9.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 71st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Watford has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Watford 009I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.0** (2025). Watford 009I has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,341st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,311** (2021). Watford 009I had 1,311 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,900th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 73.3%** (January 2026). In Watford 009I, 73.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.5%** (August 2026). In Watford 009I, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WD17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD17 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,073** (2021). WD17 had 20,073 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,300th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in WD17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.4%** (January 2026). In WD17, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Centre: 51.6574, -0.3976

Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/watford): Matt Turmaine (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.3976,51.6574,WD171JR

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