# WD18 7LQ: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD18 7LQ 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 7LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd18) › [WD18 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd18-7)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Watford 008A: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **Watford, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **No property in WD18 7LQ 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=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD18 7LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD18 7LQ**: Road 50 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Watford Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-boys-e136276) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ascot Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascot-road-primary-school-e140956) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Croxley Danes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croxley-danes-school-e144402) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chater Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-infant-school-e117159) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e117495) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chessbrook Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chessbrook-education-support-centre-e130349) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |
| [West Herts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-herts-college-e130720) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lanchester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanchester-primary-school-e140954) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £820,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £910,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £780,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £720,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £785,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £593,750 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Watford (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES (610 m); SAS WEST HERTS (610 m)
- Pharmacies: BRIDGEWATER PHARMACY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Cassiobury Park Watford (590 m, Budgens); Spar - Croxley Green (900 m, Spar); Morrisons Holywell Watford (960 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Watford 008A has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Watford 008A was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,909** (2021). Watford 008A had 2,909 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 158th 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Watford 008A, 94.6% 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.

## 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: 51.6568, -0.4220

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=-0.4220,51.6568,WD187LQ

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