# WD25 8EP: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

WD25 8EP 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 WD25 8EP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [WD25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25) › [WD25 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Hertsmere 010A: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **Radlett, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **No property in WD25 8EP 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=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD25 8EP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **Low road and rail noise at WD25 8EP**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **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=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aldenham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldenham-school-e117602) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Edge Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edge-grove-school-e117601) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gurukula-the-hare-krishna-primary-school-e117654) | Independent | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Fair Field Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fair-field-junior-school-e141898) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haberdashers' Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-boys-school-e117648) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Haberdashers' Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-girls-school-e117649) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e147818) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £627,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £781,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £885,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £861,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £735,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £2,800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.6** (2025). Hertsmere 010A has a deprivation score of 9.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £906,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 010A was £906,000 in 2025. 613th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,446** (2021). Hertsmere 010A had 1,446 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,358th least 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: 57.6%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 010A, 57.6% 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: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)
- Centre: 51.6665, -0.3365

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=-0.3365,51.6665,WD258EP

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