WD7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Radlett, Shenley and The Folly, in Hertsmere.
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 WD7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WD7, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WD7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WD7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WD7 at a rate of 87.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.7 per 1,000 people across WD.
In August 2026 alone, 154 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WD7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (475), anti-social behaviour (199) and other crime (152).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WD7 was 82.6 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 WD7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WD7 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WD7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertsmere 004A | 1,294 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| Hertsmere 004B | 1,644 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.3% |
| Hertsmere 004C | 1,386 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.7% |
| Hertsmere 005A | 1,743 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 60.1% |
| Hertsmere 005B | 1,444 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.9% |
| Hertsmere 005C | 1,766 | 108.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.0% |
| Hertsmere 005D | 1,762 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 67.3% |
| Hertsmere 005E | 1,470 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.2% |
MPs for WD7
- Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeMP for Hertsmere95% of WD7’s postcodes
- Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratMP for St Albans5.1% of WD7’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 WD72
Postcode sectors in WD74
Council1
Towns in WD71
Postcode districts next to WD74
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WD postcode area2
WD7 in brief
WD7 is a postcode district covering Radlett, Shenley and The Folly, in Hertsmere.
About 12,816 people lived in WD7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £852,500 in 2025 across 174 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WD7 was £852,500 in 2025.
WD7 had 12,849 usual residents at the census.
In WD7, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WD7, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.