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

WD18 7NQ 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 7NQ 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

- **93 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Watford 010A: 137 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **Watford, 770 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **No property in WD18 7NQ 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=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD18 7NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD18 7NQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **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=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ
- **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=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chater Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-infant-school-e117159) | Primary | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | – |
| [Chater Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chater-junior-school-e117158) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Watford Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-boys-e136276) | Secondary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 66.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Herts College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-herts-college-e130720) | Sixth form and further education | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Watford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-e136289) | Secondary | 710 m (9 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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laurance Haines School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laurance-haines-school-e143603) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 70% 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 | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2023 | £725,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £201,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £371,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Watford (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE (520 m); THE ELMS SURGERY (860 m); SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: MD PHARMACY (120 m); JOHN DAVIS PHARMACY (520 m); HINTONS PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); WEST HERTS COMMUNITY HEALTH N H (580 m); PEACE CHILDREN'S CENTRE (580 m); GROUND FLOOR DENTAL SURGERY (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Whippendell Rd Express (150 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Watford (770 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Watford High St Express (860 m, Tesco); M&S Watford (880 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). Watford 010A has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £303,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Watford 010A was £303,750 in 2025. Joint 15,234th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,757** (2021). Watford 010A had 1,757 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,309th 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: 97.5%** (January 2026). In Watford 010A, 97.5% 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.

## 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: 51.6542, -0.4075

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=-0.4075,51.6542,WD187NQ

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