WD18 7LW maps, stats, and open data

WD18 7LW lies on Swiss Close in Watford. WD18 7LW 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 2000.

WD18 7LW maps

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

WD18 7LW 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 7LW geodata

Easting	509306
Northing	196602
Latitude	51.657586
Longitude	-0.421217

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD18 7LW?

Street	Swiss Close
Town/City	Watford
Country	England
Postcode District	WD18
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WD18 7LW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WD18 7LW 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 7LW

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	229m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Venice Avenue	229m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Venice Avenue	229m
➜ Swiss Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD18 7LW

Swiss Avenue	Cassiobury Park	80m
Swiss Avenue	Cassiobury Park	129m
Watford Metropolitan Station (Cassiobury Park Avenue)	Cassiobury Park	249m
Watford Metropolitan Station (Cassiobury Park Avenue)	Cassiobury Park	287m
Gade Close (Rickmansworth Road)	Watford	464m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WD18 7LW

Watford Underground Station	Watford	266m
Croxley Underground Station	Croxley Green	1,841m

Nearest railway stations to WD18 7LW

Watford Junction Station	1.8km
Watford High Street Station	2.1km
Bushey Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD18 7LW

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

Download

Median download speed	79.1Mbps
Average download speed	91.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.8Mbps
Average upload speed	19.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD18 7LW (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 7LW

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WD18 7LW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	249,385
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	24,939
Median (kWh/meter)	25,163

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	28,151
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,692
Median (kWh/meter)	4,891

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

USA Treats Ltd

2 Swiss Close

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68 Cassiobury Park Avenue

272m

Mr & Mrs Coffeewala

7 Observer Drive

431m

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Nearest post box to WD18 7LW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Vicarage Road	19:00	12:00	720m
Garden Close	18:30	12:00	778m
Cassiobury Drive	18:30	12:00	870m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WD18 7LW

Facility	Distance
Cassiobury Park Cassiobury Park, Watford Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	498m
Watford Grammar School For Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	556m
West Herts Golf Club Rousebarn Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth Golf	623m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD18 7LW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Watford Grammar School for Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF	Secondary	555m
Ascot Road Primary School Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD	Primary	897m
Croxley Danes School Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR	Secondary	910m

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WD18 7LW ITL and WD18 7LW 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 7LW:

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 7LW 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 7LW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121295
LSOA	E01023886	Watford 008A
MSOA	E02004975	Watford 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WD18 7LW

WD18 7LN	Swiss Avenue	57m
WD18 7LF	Cassiobury Park Avenue	73m
WD18 7LG	Gade Avenue	90m
WD18 7LL	Swiss Avenue	102m
WD18 7LQ	Gade Avenue	106m
WD18 7LH	Cassiobury Park Avenue	106m
WD18 7PH	Oak View	156m
WD18 7BW	Venice Avenue	204m
WD18 7AR	Cassio Place	207m
WD18 7BH	Blanchard Drive	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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