WD17 2RQ maps, stats, and open data

WD17 2RQ lies on Shaftesbury Road in Watford. WD17 2RQ 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 2RQ maps

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

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WD17 2RQ geodata

Easting511482
Northing196637
Latitude51.657473
Longitude-0.389762

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD17 2RQ?

StreetShaftesbury Road
Town/CityWatford
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWD17
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WD17 2RQ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardCentral
ConstituencyWatford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WD17 2RQ

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Pankhurst Place309m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Pankhurst Place309m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Pankhurst Place309m
➜ Shaftesbury Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD17 2RQ

Beechen GroveWatford371m
Beechen GroveWatford397m
St Pauls Way (Brocklesbury Close)Watford408m
Tesco Extra (Private Road)Watford464m
Water LaneWatford467m

Nearest railway stations to WD17 2RQ

Watford High Street Station0.6km
Watford Junction Station0.8km
Bushey Station1.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD17 2RQ

Broadband access in WD17 2RQ (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 2RQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed80.7Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.29Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD17 2RQ (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 2RQ

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WD17 2RQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WD17 2RQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)316,920
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)10,564
Median (kWh/meter)10,972

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)70,598
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)2,715
Median (kWh/meter)2,517
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD17 2RQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WD17 2RQ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

58.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD17 2RQ:

Food Standards Agency

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

D20 Board Game Cafe Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
87 Queens Road
185m
New Hope Trust
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
69 Queens Road
185m
PRL Polish Deli
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
85 Queens Road
185m

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Nearest post box to WD17 2RQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
High Street19:00487m
High Street P.o18:3012:00487m
Sotheron Road18:3012:00526m

Nearest sports facilities to WD17 2RQ

FacilityDistance
Waterfields Recreation Ground (Closed)
Shaftesbury Road, Watford
Grass Pitches
88m
Femme Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Queens Road, Watford
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
220m
Radlett Road Playing Fields
Radlett Road, Watford
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
316m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD17 2RQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Central Primary School
Derby Road, Watford, WD17 2LX
Primary232m
Watford St John's Church of England Primary School
32 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JJ
Primary471m
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary786m

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Environment

Risk of WD17 2RQ flooding from rivers and sea
Medium
➜ WD17 2RQ flood map

WD17 2RQ ITL and WD17 2RQ 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 2RQ:

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

WD17 2RQ 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 2RQ:

CodeName
OAE00121167
LSOAE01023859Watford 009A
MSOAE02004976Watford 009

Nearest postcodes to WD17 2RQ

WD17 2RGShaftesbury Road37m
WD17 2SBEbury Road51m
WD17 2RAGladstone Road101m
WD17 2REEbury Road107m
WD17 2RBGladstone Road118m
WD17 2RHOttoman Terrace139m
WD17 2QTGrosvenor Road145m
WD17 2RDQueens Place153m
WD17 2QUStanley Road179m
WD17 2QSGrosvenor Road187m