# WD25 9QR: area report for a postcode in Watford

WD25 9QR 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 9QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) › [WD25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25) › [WD25 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-9)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Watford 003E: 133 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **Garston (Hertfordshire), 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **No property in WD25 9QR 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=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Watford 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **£408,659 average price**: For the whole of Watford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD25 9QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **Low road and rail noise at WD25 9QR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **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=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR
- **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=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Grove Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-academy-e138507) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanborough-primary-school-e135596) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Coates Way JMI and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coates-way-jmi-and-nursery-school-e117340) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanborough Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanborough-secondary-school-e117640) | Independent | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherine-of-siena-catholic-primary-school-e138288) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkgate-infants-and-nursery-school-e117163) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Kingswood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-nursery-school-e117076) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Garston Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garston-manor-school-e117667) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £492,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £563,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Garston (Hertfordshire) (100 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK PHARMACY (360 m); MERIDEN PHARMACY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Watford Garston Express (550 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Dome Roundabout (780 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Garston - York Way (800 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £408,659** (August 2026). Watford’s average house price was £408,659 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Watford costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.2** (2025). Watford 003E has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,724** (2021). Watford 003E had 1,724 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,549th 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Watford 003E, 97.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.5%** (August 2026). In Watford 003E, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.6874, -0.3823

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), August 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=-0.3823,51.6874,WD259QR

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