# WD18 1UQ: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD18 1UQ 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 WD18 1UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd18) › [WD18 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd18-1)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Watford 011D: 156 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **Croxley, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **No property in WD18 1UQ 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=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **86% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD18 1UQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willow Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-primary-school-e151528) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e117495) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merchant Taylors' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merchant-taylors-school-e117616) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ascot Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascot-road-primary-school-e140956) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-academy-e140049) | Secondary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Merchant Taylors' Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merchant-taylors-prep-school-e117651) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chessbrook Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chessbrook-education-support-centre-e130349) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [Croxley Danes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croxley-danes-school-e144402) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| November 2023 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| January 2023 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 360 m |
| April 2026 | £357,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 370 m |
| July 2024 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| January 2024 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| May 2023 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| October 2023 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GREENFIELD PHARMACY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Holywell Watford (780 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Watford Tolpits Lane (950 m, Morrisons)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.7** (2025). Watford 011D has a deprivation score of 34.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,267th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,668** (2021). Watford 011D had 1,668 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,895th 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Watford 011D, 94.5% 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: 10.1%** (August 2026). In Watford 011D, 10.1% 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.

## WD18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD18 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,180** (2021). WD18 had 28,180 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,019th most 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: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in WD18 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In WD18, 94.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Centre: 51.6418, -0.4279

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=-0.4279,51.6418,WD181UQ

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