Is WD17 4QY a good place to live?
Hertfordshire (WD17 4QY), East of England, England
View WD17 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WD17 4QY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WD17 4QY is a UK postcode in WD17 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Watford Junction, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WD17 4QY include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in WD17 4QY. It ranks in the lower half for safety within WD17.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 90/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
WD17 4QY is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in WD17 4QY.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Violent crime (22%), Public order (22%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WD17, this postcode ranks 341 of 587 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- WD17 district average
- 718 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near WD17 4QY
94 schools near WD17 4QY, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
WD17 4QY is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.4 miles away.
Old Fountain is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.7 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Old Fountain0.5 mi
- Reeds Garden0.5 mi
- Cassiobury Park0.7 mi
- Radlett Road Playing fields0.8 mi
- Callowland Recreation Ground0.8 mi
Transportation
Watford Junction is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from WD17 4QY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Watford (0.8 mi), Cassiobury Park Station (0.8 mi), Watford High Street (0.9 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Watford Junction0.3 mi
- Watford0.8 mi
- Cassiobury Park Station0.8 mi
- Watford High Street0.9 mi
- Watford North1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 25%, ultrafast 25%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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