WD23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bushey, in Hertsmere.
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 WD23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD23, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD23 at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (690), anti-social behaviour (329) and other crime (230).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD23 was 64.3 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 WD23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD23 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertsmere 008A | 1,706 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |
| Hertsmere 008B | 2,089 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.0% |
| Hertsmere 008C | 1,753 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| Hertsmere 008D | 1,971 | 143.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.4% |
| Hertsmere 012A | 1,822 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| Hertsmere 012B | 1,664 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| Hertsmere 012C | 1,928 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Hertsmere 012D | 1,692 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| Hertsmere 012E | 1,814 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| Hertsmere 012F | 1,851 | 68.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.6% |
| Hertsmere 013A | 2,047 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 64.0% |
| Hertsmere 013B | 1,744 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.5% |
| Hertsmere 013C | 1,777 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| Hertsmere 013D | 1,552 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| Hertsmere 013E | 1,897 | 104.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Hertsmere 013F | 1,535 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
MPs for WD23
- Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMP for Hertsmere76% of WD23’s postcodes
- Matt TurmaineLabourMP for Watford23% of WD23’s postcodes
- Bob BlackmanConservativeMP for Harrow East0.4% of WD23’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 WD233
Postcode sectors in WD235
Council1
Towns in WD231
Postcode districts next to WD237
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD23 in brief
WD23 is a postcode district covering Bushey, in Hertsmere.
About 29,792 people lived in WD23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £552,500 in 2025 across 397 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD23 was £552,500 in 2025.
WD23 had 28,389 usual residents at the census.
In WD23, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD23, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.