# WD25 7NJ: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD25 7NJ 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 WD25 7NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25) › [WD25 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-7)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Watford 001B: 190 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **Garston (Hertfordshire), 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **No property in WD25 7NJ 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=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **£404,299 average price**: For the whole of Watford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD25 7NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD25 7NJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Garston Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garston-manor-school-e117667) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-of-siena-catholic-primary-school-e138288) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Future Academies Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/future-academies-watford-e135876) | Secondary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Saint Michael's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-michaels-catholic-high-school-e137922) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Coates Way JMI and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coates-way-jmi-and-nursery-school-e117340) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alban-wood-primary-school-and-nursery-e144907) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parmiter's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parmiters-school-e136899) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 65.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stanborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanborough-primary-school-e135596) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £415,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £232,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £655,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £302,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £690,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2024 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £820,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PARK PHARMACY (630 m); CHEMILAB PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Watford Garston Express (440 m, Tesco); Asda Sheepcot Express Petrol (700 m, Asda); Tesco Watford North Approach (970 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.1** (2025). Watford 001B has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Watford 001B was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,038** (2021). Watford 001B had 2,038 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,726th 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: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Watford 001B, 86.8% 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.

## WD25 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD25 was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 313th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,288** (2021). WD25 had 31,288 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 852nd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WD25 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In WD25, 93.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Centre: 51.6952, -0.3892

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=-0.3892,51.6952,WD257NJ

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