WD25 7BU maps, stats, and open data

WD25 7BU lies on Old Forge Close in Watford. WD25 7BU is located in the Woodside 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.

WD25 7BU maps

WD25 7BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WD25 7BU 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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WD25 7BU geodata

Easting	510173
Northing	200892
Latitude	51.695974
Longitude	-0.407337

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WD25 7BU?

Street	Old Forge Close
Town/City	Watford
Country	England
Postcode District	WD25
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WD25 7BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WD25 7BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	Woodside
Constituency	Watford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WD25 7BU

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Edinburgh Drive	258m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Drive	258m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Linden Lea	247m
➜ Old Forge Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WD25 7BU

Ganders Ash (High Road)	Woodside	87m
Ganders Ash (High Road)	Woodside	108m
Hill Farm Avenue	Abbots Langley	121m
Old Forge Close (Langley Lane)	Abbots Langley	124m
Hill Farm Avenue	Abbots Langley	146m

Nearest railway stations to WD25 7BU

Garston (Herts) Station	2.1km
Kings Langley Station	2.4km
Watford North Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WD25 7BU

Broadband access in WD25 7BU (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 WD25 7BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	70.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WD25 7BU (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 WD25 7BU

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Source: Ofcom
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WD25 7BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WD25 7BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	310,914
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,364
Median (kWh/meter)	15,950

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,320
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,082
Median (kWh/meter)	4,191

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WD25 7BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WD25 7BU.
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

19.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WD25 7BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WD25 7BU (meters)

The Indian Breakfast Club Ltd

65 Cunningham Way

289m

The Hammer In Hand

Hammer In Hand

330m

The Studio Lounge

3 Cunningham Way

340m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WD25 7BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Abbey Drive	17:00	12:00	190m
Briar Road	18:30	12:00	391m
Katherine Place	17:00	12:00	613m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WD25 7BU

Facility	Distance
Kingsway Junior School Briar Road, Watford Grass Pitches, Swimming Pool	792m
Watford Town Cricket Club Horseshoe Lane, Horseshoe Lane, Watford Grass Pitches	847m
Kidsports (Watford) (Closed) North Orbital Road, Watford Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Studio	956m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WD25 7BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Leavesden JMI School High Road, Leavesden, Watford, WD25 7QZ	Primary	470m
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery The Brow, Watford, WD25 7NX	Primary	505m
Kingsway Infants' School North Approach, Watford, WD25 0ES	Primary	715m

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WD25 7BU ITL and WD25 7BU 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 WD25 7BU:

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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WD25 7BU 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 WD25 7BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121389
LSOA	E01023907	Watford 001D
MSOA	E02004968	Watford 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WD25 7BU

WD25 7DZ	High Road	79m
WD25 7BG	Hill Farm Close	81m
WD25 7EA	High Road	100m
WD5 0TG	Blenheim Road	106m
WD5 0TF	Hurricane Way	107m
WD25 7BQ	Hill Farm Avenue	112m
WD25 7DX	High Road	112m
WD25 7DU	High Road	119m
WD5 0TJ	Shackleton Way	157m
WD25 7NQ	Ivy Close	165m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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