# WD19 4QP: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD19 4QP 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 WD19 4QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd19) › [WD19 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd19-4)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Watford 012D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **Bushey, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **No property in WD19 4QP 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=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD19 4QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **Low road and rail noise at WD19 4QP**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **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=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromet Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bromet-primary-school-e144908) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxhey Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxhey-nursery-school-e117077) | Nursery | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Field Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/field-junior-school-e117160) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-field-school-infant-and-nursery-e117161) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bushey and Oxhey Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushey-and-oxhey-infant-school-e117157) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Bushey Manor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushey-manor-junior-school-e117242) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Watford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watford-grammar-school-for-girls-e136289) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e117488) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £790,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2024 | £1,150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2023 | £1,080,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £326,600 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bushey (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ARCHES PHARMACEE (480 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: CASPIAN DENTAL CLINIC (520 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Colne (610 m, Spar); Aldi Watford (690 m, Aldi); Lidl Watford South (720 m, Lidl); Tesco Watford Extra (930 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.0** (2025). Watford 012D has a deprivation score of 4.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,852nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £520,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Watford 012D was £520,250 in 2025. 4,216th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,773** (2021). Watford 012D had 1,773 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,759th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Watford 012D, 100.0% 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.

## WD19 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD19 was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 373rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,269** (2021). WD19 had 29,269 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 963rd 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: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in WD19 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In WD19, 98.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Centre: 51.6433, -0.3891

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=-0.3891,51.6433,WD194QP

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