WD18 7LY maps, stats, and open data

WD18 7LY lies on Whippendell Road in Watford. WD18 7LY is located in the Vicarage 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 7LY maps

WD18 7LY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WD18 7LY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WD18 7LY geodata

Easting510477
Northing196303
Latitude51.654670
Longitude-0.404390

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD18 7LY?

StreetWhippendell Road
Town/CityWatford
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWD18
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WD18 7LY Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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

WardVicarage
ConstituencyWatford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WD18 7LY

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Christie Court391m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Christie Court391m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Nightclub439m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD18 7LY

Durban Road (Whippendell Road)Watford56m
Durban Road (Whippendell Road)Watford150m
Cassio Road (Whippendell Road)Watford152m
Harwoods Road (Whippendell Road)Watford288m
Cassiobury Park Avenue (Rickmansworth Road)Watford315m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WD18 7LY

Watford Underground StationWatford950m

Nearest railway stations to WD18 7LY

Watford High Street Station0.9km
Watford Junction Station1.1km
Bushey Station1.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD18 7LY

Broadband access in WD18 7LY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband93.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WD18 7LY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed102.2Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed15.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD18 7LY (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 WD18 7LY

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WD18 7LY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)715,651
Meter count36
Mean (kWh/meter)19,879
Median (kWh/meter)17,695

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)223,286
Meter count40
Mean (kWh/meter)5,582
Median (kWh/meter)4,460
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD18 7LY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WD18 7LY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

62.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD18 7LY:

Food Standards Agency

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

Pepe's Piri Piri
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
81 Whippendell Road
8m
The Haven Day Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
4 Whippendell Road
72m
Watford Halal Meat Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary)
65 Chester Road
74m

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Nearest post box to WD18 7LY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
King Street18:3012:00288m
Clarendon Road18:3012:30559m
The Pond P.o19:0012:00566m

Nearest sports facilities to WD18 7LY

FacilityDistance
West Herts Sports Club
Park Avenue, Watford
Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio
228m
Fitness4less (Watford)
The Parade High Street, Watford
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
448m
Watford Fc (Vicarage Road Stadium)
Vicarage Road, Watford
Grass Pitches
497m

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Nearest schools to WD18 7LY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Chater Junior School
Addiscombe Road, Watford, WD18 0WN
Primary137m
Chater Infant School
Chater Infant School, Southsea Avenue, Watford, WD18 7RD
Primary263m
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close, Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary533m

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WD18 7LY ITL and WD18 7LY 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 7LY:

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

WD18 7LY 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 7LY:

CodeName
OAE00121359
LSOAE01023899Watford 010A
MSOAE02004977Watford 010

Nearest postcodes to WD18 7LY

WD18 0RQChester Road39m
WD18 0RGChester Road75m
WD18 7LUWhippendell Road83m
WD18 0NBAddiscombe Road106m
WD18 7LRWhippendell Road108m
WD18 0RPDurban Road East117m
WD18 0RNDurban Road East119m
WD18 7LTWhippendell Road144m
WD18 7HPPark Avenue148m
WD18 7NEWhippendell Road153m