WD18 7GF maps, stats, and open data

WD18 7GF lies on Observer Drive in Watford. WD18 7GF 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 December 2005.

WD18 7GF maps

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

WD18 7GF 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 7GF geodata

Easting	509518
Northing	196247
Latitude	51.654354
Longitude	-0.418265

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD18 7GF?

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 7GF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WD18 7GF 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 7GF

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Venice Avenue	226m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	226m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	226m
➜ Observer Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD18 7GF

Metropolitan Station Approach (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	146m
Metropolitan Station Approach (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	230m
Gade Close (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	240m
Gade Close (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	245m
Swiss Avenue	Cassiobury Park	328m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WD18 7GF

Watford Underground Station	Watford	349m

Nearest railway stations to WD18 7GF

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD18 7GF

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

Download

Median download speed	49.0Mbps
Average download speed	47.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD18 7GF (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 7GF

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Source: Ofcom
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WD18 7GF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	145,533
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,198
Median (kWh/meter)	5,634

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,579
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,786
Median (kWh/meter)	2,011

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD18 7GF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WD18 7GF.
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 7GF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Prandora's Box

6 Observer Drive

37m

Mr & Mrs Coffeewala

7 Observer Drive

54m

Pabulum @ Watford Grammar School For Boys

Watford Grammar School For Boys

282m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Jellicoe Road	18:30	12:00	866m
Hagden Lane	18:30	12:00	895m
Cassiobury Drive	18:30	12:00	900m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WD18 7GF

Facility	Distance
Watford Grammar School For Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	283m
Cassiobury Park Cassiobury Park, Watford Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	657m
Westfield Academy Tolpits Lane, Watford Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	791m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD18 7GF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF	Secondary	283m
Ascot Road Primary School Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD	Primary	606m
Chessbrook Education Support Centre Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LJ	Not applicable	701m

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WD18 7GF ITL and WD18 7GF 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 7GF:

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 7GF 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 7GF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00169700
LSOA	E01023886	Watford 008A
MSOA	E02004975	Watford 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WD18 7GF

WD18 7GA	Observer Drive	41m
WD18 7GE	Observer Drive	43m
WD18 7GR	Observer Drive	45m
WD18 7AH	Silver Place	81m
WD18 7AF	Chiltern Close	85m
WD18 7AQ	Manhattan Avenue	94m
WD18 7AD	Metropolitan Mews	97m
WD18 7AE	Chiltern Close	104m
WD18 7AX	Linden Avenue	110m
WD18 7AY	Linden Avenue	116m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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