WD17 2BJ maps, stats, and open data

WD17 2BJ lies on High Street in Watford. WD17 2BJ is located in the Central electoral ward, within the local authority district of Watford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Watford. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since October 2000.

WD17 2BJ maps

WD17 2BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WD17 2BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WD17 2BJ geodata

Easting511137
Northing196276
Latitude51.654297
Longitude-0.394862

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD17 2BJ?

StreetHigh Street
Town/CityWatford
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWD17
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WD17 2BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WD17 2BJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardCentral
ConstituencyWatford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WD17 2BJ

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near George Street113m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub195m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub195m
➜ High Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD17 2BJ

King Street (High Street)Watford22m
King StreetWatford98m
High Street (Market Place)Watford146m
Market StreetWatford189m
Market StreetWatford193m

Nearest railway stations to WD17 2BJ

Watford High Street Station0.3km
Watford Junction Station1km
Bushey Station1.2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD17 2BJ

Broadband access in WD17 2BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WD17 2BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed30.4Mbps
Average download speed38.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.5Mbps
Average upload speed8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD17 2BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD17 2BJ

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Deprivation

56.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD17 2BJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WD17 2BJ (meters)

Greggs
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
114C High Street
6m
Tesco
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
114D High Street
6m
McDonalds
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
128 - 130 High Street
6m

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Nearest post box to WD17 2BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
High Street19:00125m
High Street P.o18:3012:00128m
Clarendon Road18:3012:30374m

Nearest sports facilities to WD17 2BJ

FacilityDistance
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Queens Road, Watford
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
310m
Ymca Community Gym (Watford)
Charter Place, Watford
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
323m
Watford Grammar School For Girls
Ladys Close, Watford
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
329m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD17 2BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Central Primary School
Derby Road, Watford, WD17 2LX
Primary271m
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary287m
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
32 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ
Primary449m

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WD17 2BJ ITL and WD17 2BJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WD17 2BJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000103Watford

WD17 2BJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WD17 2BJ:

CodeName
OAE00121173
LSOAE01023862Watford 009D
MSOAE02004976Watford 009

Nearest postcodes to WD17 2BJ

WD18 0BGSt Marys View35m
WD17 2DQHigh Street62m
WD17 2BWHigh Street73m
WD18 0BWKing Street93m
WD18 0BPKing Street97m
WD17 2ENHigh Street135m
WD18 0AASmith Street137m
WD17 2BPHigh Street152m
WD17 2WHThe Harlequin166m
WD18 0UBKings Close184m