# WD17 3HB: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD17 3HB 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 3HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd17) › [WD17 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd17-3)

## Around this postcode

- **158 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Watford 008C: 170 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **Watford Junction, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **No property in WD17 3HB 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=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **Loud road and rail noise at WD17 3HB**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **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=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB
- **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=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lanchester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanchester-primary-school-e140954) | Primary | 320 m (4 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 | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools 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 | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nisai-virtual-academy-ltd-e141311) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chater Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-junior-school-e117158) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chater Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-infant-school-e117159) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [Watford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-e136289) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Watford Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-boys-e136276) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £640,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Watford Junction (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Watford (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); THE ELMS SURGERY (300 m); WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE (300 m)
- Pharmacies: HINTONS PHARMACY (170 m); JOHN DAVIS PHARMACY (300 m); MD PHARMACY (520 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (870 m); BOOTS (930 m)
- Dental practices: WEST HERTS COMMUNITY HEALTH N H (50 m); PEACE CHILDREN'S CENTRE (50 m); DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (180 m); NOVOCARE DENTAL (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Watford (290 m, Sainsburys); M&S Watford (730 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Whippendell Rd Express (740 m, Tesco); Tesco Watford High St Express (750 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Watford 008C has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Watford 008C was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). Watford 008C had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th most 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Watford 008C, 99.0% 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.

## 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: 51.6590, -0.4034

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.4034,51.6590,WD173HB

## How to cite

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