# WD7 8JT: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

WD7 8JT 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 WD7 8JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [WD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7) › [WD7 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd7-8)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 36% on July. Hertsmere 005C: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **Radlett, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **No property in WD7 8JT 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=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **£553,008 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD7 8JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **Low road and rail noise at WD7 8JT**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **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=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | – |
| [Fair Field Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fair-field-junior-school-e141898) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newberries Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newberries-primary-school-e117303) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Radlett Preparatory School Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radlett-preparatory-school-ltd-e117615) | Independent | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hertsmere Jewish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertsmere-jewish-primary-school-e147283) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Edge Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edge-grove-school-e117601) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £248,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Radlett (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE RED HOUSE GROUP (340 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (390 m); PAMPARD PHARMACY LIMITED (390 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL CLINIC LTD (390 m); WATLING STREET DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); DILLWYN AND CAROLINE GRIFFITHS DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Radlett Watling Express (390 m, Tesco); Budgens Radlett (400 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £553,008** (August 2026). Hertsmere’s average house price was £553,008 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.6×** (2025). A home in Hertsmere costs 12.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 17th 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: 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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Hertsmere 005C has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £665,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 005C was £665,000 in 2025. Joint 1,879th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,766** (2021). Hertsmere 005C had 1,766 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,024th 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: 78.0%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 005C, 78.0% 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.

## WD7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £852,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD7 was £852,500 in 2025. 36th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,849** (2021). WD7 had 12,849 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 896th least 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: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in WD7 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: 79.7%** (January 2026). In WD7, 79.7% 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: 51.6821, -0.3219

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), 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=-0.3219,51.6821,WD78JT

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