# WD25

Postcode district covering Watford, Garston and Woodside, in Watford, Hertsmere and Three Rivers.

WD25 is a postcode district covering Watford, Garston and Woodside, in Watford, Hertsmere and Three Rivers. Median sale price £485,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WD25. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WD25) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in WD25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WD25) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 287 homes were sold in WD25 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WD25) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WD25.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WD25) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WD25 had 31,288 usual residents at the census.

## How WD25 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WD25 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £485,000 | 5th most expensive | 11 postcode districts, WD · 2025 |
| Population | 31,288 | 3rd most populated | 11 postcode districts, WD · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, WD · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.0% | 6th highest | 11 postcode districts, WD · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the WD postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WD25

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hertsmere 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023528) | 1,446 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.6% |
| [Three Rivers 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/neighbourhood/e01023832) | 2,104 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.2% |
| [Three Rivers 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/neighbourhood/e01023834) | 1,784 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Three Rivers 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/neighbourhood/e01035603) | 2,440 | 105.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.7% |
| [Watford 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023904) | 2,165 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| [Watford 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023905) | 2,038 | 190.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.8% |
| [Watford 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023906) | 1,565 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Watford 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023907) | 1,938 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.6% |
| [Watford 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023890) | 1,332 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Watford 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023891) | 1,503 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.1% |
| [Watford 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023892) | 1,337 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Watford 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023893) | 1,671 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |
| [Watford 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023894) | 1,410 | 15.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Watford 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023873) | 1,354 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Watford 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023874) | 1,321 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Watford 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023875) | 2,205 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| [Watford 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023876) | 1,795 | 112.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| [Watford 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/neighbourhood/e01023877) | 1,724 | 132.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |

## Your MP

- [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/watford): Matt Turmaine (Labour), MP since July 2024. 70% of the people here.
- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 14% of the people here.
- [South West Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-hertfordshire): Mr Gagan Mohindra (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 14% of the people here.
- [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-albans): Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WD25

[Garston](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/garston), [Leavesden & Garston Manor](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers/leavesden-and-garston-manor), [Stanborough](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/stanborough), [Woodside & Leavesden Green](https://openindex.co.uk/watford/woodside-and-leavesden-green)

## Postcode sectors in WD25

[WD25 0 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-0), [WD25 7 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-7), [WD25 8 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-8), [WD25 9 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25-9)

## Councils WD25 covers

[Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford), [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere), [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers)

## Towns in WD25

[Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/watford)

## Postcode districts next to WD25

[AL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2), [WD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd4), [WD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd5), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6), [WD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7), [WD17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd17), [WD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd23), [WD24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd24)

## Nearest rail stations

[Garston (Hertfordshire) (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3817,51.6866), [Watford North (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3899,51.6757), [Radlett (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3172,51.6852), [Bricket Wood (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3591,51.7054)

## More in the WD postcode area

[All WD postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 100% of people in WD25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WD25, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WD25
- Postcode area: [WD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd)
- Constituency: [Watford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/watford)
- Council: [Watford †](https://openindex.co.uk/watford)
- Area: 18.01 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,701*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 92

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[AL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al2), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6), [WD23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd23), [WD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7), [WD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd5), [WD24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd24)

## Latest updates for WD25

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WD25

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd25