WD25
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watford, Garston and Woodside, in Watford, Hertsmere and Three Rivers.
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 WD25 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD25, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD25 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD25 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD25 at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 288 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD25.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,046), other crime (638) and anti-social behaviour (590).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD25 was 93.1 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 WD25, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD25 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD25
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertsmere 010A | 1,446 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.6% |
| Three Rivers 002C | 2,104 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.2% |
| Three Rivers 002E | 1,784 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Three Rivers 002G | 2,440 | 105.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.7% |
| Watford 001A | 2,165 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| Watford 001B | 2,038 | 190.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.8% |
| Watford 001C | 1,565 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| Watford 001D | 1,938 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.6% |
| Watford 002A | 1,332 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| Watford 002B | 1,503 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.1% |
| Watford 002C | 1,337 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Watford 002D | 1,671 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |
| Watford 002E | 1,410 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| Watford 003A | 1,354 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Watford 003B | 1,321 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Watford 003C | 2,205 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| Watford 003D | 1,795 | 112.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| Watford 003E | 1,724 | 132.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
MPs for WD25
- Matt TurmaineLabourMP for Watford70% of WD25’s postcodes
- Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMP for Hertsmere14% of WD25’s postcodes
- Mr Gagan MohindraConservativeMP for South West Hertfordshire14% of WD25’s postcodes
- Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratMP for St Albans1.3% of WD25’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 WD254
Postcode sectors in WD254
Councils WD25 covers3
Towns in WD251
Postcode districts next to WD258
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD25 in brief
WD25 is a postcode district covering Watford, Garston and Woodside, in Watford, Hertsmere and Three Rivers.
About 31,701 people lived in WD25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £485,000 in 2025 across 287 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD25 was £485,000 in 2025.
WD25 had 31,288 usual residents at the census.
In WD25, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD25, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.