WD19
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watford, South Oxhey and Carpenders Park, in Three Rivers and Watford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WD19 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD19, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD19 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD19 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD19 at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 195 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (762), anti-social behaviour (470) and shoplifting (307).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD19 was 73.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WD19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD19 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD19
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers 008A | 2,417 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Three Rivers 008B | 1,682 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.5% |
| Three Rivers 008C | 1,848 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Three Rivers 008D | 1,618 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Three Rivers 010A | 1,764 | 149.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| Three Rivers 010B | 1,848 | 170.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.2% |
| Three Rivers 010C | 1,833 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Three Rivers 010D | 1,503 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Three Rivers 012A | 2,307 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Three Rivers 012B | 1,706 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| Three Rivers 012C | 2,128 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.2% |
| Three Rivers 012D | 1,737 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| Watford 012A | 1,659 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Watford 012B | 1,784 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Watford 012C | 1,963 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| Watford 012D | 1,773 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
MPs for WD19
- Mr Gagan MohindraConservativeMP for South West Hertfordshire74% of WD19’s postcodes
- Matt TurmaineLabourMP for Watford25% of WD19’s postcodes
- Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMP for Hertsmere0.6% of WD19’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WD194
Postcode sectors in WD194
Councils WD19 covers2
Towns in WD191
Postcode districts next to WD196
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD19 in brief
WD19 is a postcode district covering Watford, South Oxhey and Carpenders Park, in Three Rivers and Watford.
About 30,922 people lived in WD19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £465,000 in 2025 across 341 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD19 was £465,000 in 2025.
WD19 had 29,269 usual residents at the census.
In WD19, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD19, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.