# WD23 3BQ: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

WD23 3BQ is a postcode in Hertsmere.

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 Hertsmere. Open the map at WD23 3BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [WD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd23) › [WD23 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd23-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 52% on July. Hertsmere 012C: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **Bushey, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **No property in WD23 3BQ 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=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD23 3BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD23 3BQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **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=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournehall-primary-school-e117296) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Reddings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-reddings-primary-school-e137861) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadow Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-wood-school-e117691) | Special | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Bushey Meads School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushey-meads-school-e137872) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Falconer School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falconer-school-e117686) | Special | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | – |
| [The Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-academy-e147785) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queens' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-school-e136877) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Purcell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-purcell-school-e102256) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2024 | £665,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £749,999 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £562,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TRIANGLE HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD (360 m); BUSHEY PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); BUSHEY DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bushey Harcourt Rd Express (360 m, Tesco); Spar - Bushey (920 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £548,704** (July 2026). Hertsmere’s average house price was £548,704 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,813** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hertsmere earned a median of £43,813 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 68th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.5×** (2025). A home in Hertsmere costs 12.5 times local full-time pay. 17th 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: 14.1** (2025). Hertsmere has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hertsmere 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.2** (2025). Hertsmere 012C has a deprivation score of 20.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,507th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 012C was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,928** (2021). Hertsmere 012C had 1,928 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,627th 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 Hertsmere 012C, 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.

## WD23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £552,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD23 was £552,500 in 2025. Joint 194th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,389** (2021). WD23 had 28,389 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,003rd 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: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in WD23 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: 92.8%** (January 2026). In WD23, 92.8% 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: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)
- Centre: 51.6514, -0.3570

Council: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), 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=-0.3570,51.6514,WD233BQ

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