WD18 7GA maps, stats, and open data

WD18 7GA lies on Observer Drive in Watford. WD18 7GA is located in the Park 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 2005.

WD18 7GA maps

WD18 7GA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WD18 7GA map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WD18 7GA geodata

Easting	509479
Northing	196260
Latitude	51.654478
Longitude	-0.418824

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD18 7GA?

Street	Observer Drive
Town/City	Watford
Country	England
Postcode District	WD18
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WD18 7GA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WD18 7GA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Park
Constituency	Watford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WD18 7GA

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Venice Avenue	213m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	213m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	213m
➜ Observer Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD18 7GA

Metropolitan Station Approach (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	186m
Gade Close (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	215m
Gade Close (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	217m
Metropolitan Station Approach (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	270m
Swiss Avenue	Cassiobury Park	292m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WD18 7GA

Watford Underground Station	Watford	345m

Nearest railway stations to WD18 7GA

Watford Junction Station	1.8km
Watford High Street Station	1.9km
Bushey Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD18 7GA

Broadband access in WD18 7GA (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 WD18 7GA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.9Mbps
Average download speed	104.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD18 7GA (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD18 7GA

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Source: Ofcom
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WD18 7GA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WD18 7GA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	259,319
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,644
Median (kWh/meter)	7,858

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	98,330
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,278
Median (kWh/meter)	2,830

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD18 7GA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WD18 7GA.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

31.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD18 7GA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WD18 7GA (meters)

Mr & Mrs Coffeewala

7 Observer Drive

52m

Prandora's Box

6 Observer Drive

59m

Pabulum @ Watford Grammar School For Boys

Watford Grammar School For Boys

316m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WD18 7GA

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Jellicoe Road	18:30	12:00	902m
Cassiobury Drive	18:30	12:00	917m
Hagden Lane	18:30	12:00	934m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WD18 7GA

Facility	Distance
Watford Grammar School For Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	317m
Cassiobury Park Cassiobury Park, Watford Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	658m
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane, Watford Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	809m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD18 7GA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF	Secondary	317m
Ascot Road Primary School Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD	Primary	601m
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ	Not applicable	727m

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WD18 7GA ITL and WD18 7GA 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 WD18 7GA:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WD18 7GA 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 WD18 7GA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00169699
LSOA	E01023886	Watford 008A
MSOA	E02004975	Watford 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WD18 7GA

WD18 7GE	Observer Drive	36m
WD18 7GF	Observer Drive	41m
WD18 7AH	Silver Place	61m
WD18 7GR	Observer Drive	65m
WD18 7AD	Metropolitan Mews	66m
WD18 7AY	Linden Avenue	86m
WD18 7AX	Linden Avenue	89m
WD18 7AQ	Manhattan Avenue	90m
WD18 7AP	Cassio Place	93m
WD18 7AF	Chiltern Close	101m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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