WD17 4RU maps, stats, and open data
WD17 4RU lies on Birchmead in Watford. WD17 4RU is located in the Nascot 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 4RU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WD17 4RU geodata
| Easting | 509885 |
| Northing | 198130 |
| Latitude | 51.671206 |
| Longitude | -0.412371 |
Where is WD17 4RU?
| Street | Birchmead |
| Town/City | Watford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WD17 |
WD17 4RU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WD17 4RU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
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
| Ward | Nascot |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Watford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WD17 4RU
2019 18 OCT £1,070,000 |
2011 21 JAN £710,000 |
1, BIRCHMEAD, WATFORD, WD17 4RU 2007 24 APR £500,000 |
5, BIRCHMEAD, WATFORD, WD17 4RU 2006 15 DEC £550,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WD17 4RU
| Bay Tree Walk (Nascot Wood Road) | North Watford | 98m |
| Bay Tree Walk (Nascot Wood Road) | North Watford | 106m |
| Wentworth Close (Hempstead Road) | North Watford | 217m |
| Tunnel Wood Road (Nascot Wood Road) | North Watford | 262m |
| Hempstead Road (Langley Way) | Watford | 263m |
Nearest railway stations to WD17 4RU
| Watford Junction Station | 1.4km |
| Watford North Station | 1.6km |
| Watford High Street Station | 2.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WD17 4RU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WD17 4RU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 64.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 8.78Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WD17 4RU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
WD17 4RU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WD17 4RU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 198,276 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 28,325 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 25,474 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD17 4RU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WD17 4RU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
3.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD17 4RU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WD17 4RU (metres)
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Nearest post box to WD17 4RU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hempstead Road Langley Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 150m |
| Nascot Wood Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 405m |
| Woodland Drive | 18:30 | 12:00 | 502m |
WD17 4RU ITL and WD17 4RU 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 4RU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH23 | Hertfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000103 | Watford |
WD17 4RU 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 4RU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00121272 | |
| LSOA | E01023878 | Watford 007A |
| MSOA | E02004974 | Watford 007 |
Nearest postcodes to WD17 4RU
| WD17 4SB | Hawthorn Close | 61m |
| WD17 4RT | Nascot Wood Road | 63m |
| WD17 4RR | Langley Road | 91m |
| WD17 4SE | Nascot Wood Road | 106m |
| WD17 4SF | Mandeville Close | 109m |
| WD17 4UH | Fairlawns | 129m |
| WD17 4SA | Nascot Wood Road | 134m |
| WD17 4LR | Hempstead Road | 135m |
| WD17 4PZ | Heathdene Manor | 155m |
| WD17 4LU | Melrose Place | 158m |
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