Is WD18 0ND a good place to live?
Hertfordshire (WD18 0ND), East of England, England
View WD18 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WD18 0ND has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 92 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WD18 0ND is a UK postcode in WD18 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Watford High Street, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WD18 0ND include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 30 incidents were reported in WD18 0ND. It ranks 729 of 760 for safety within WD18.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
WD18 0ND is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 30 incidents were reported in WD18 0ND.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (47%), Violent crime (37%), Vehicle crime (10%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WD18, this postcode ranks 729 of 760 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- WD18 district average
- 512 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near WD18 0ND
92 schools near WD18 0ND, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 54 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 7 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
WD18 0ND is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is M&S Simply Food, 0.3 miles away.
Harwoods Recreation Ground is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- ALDI0.6 mi
- Tesco Extra0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Harwoods Recreation Ground0.5 mi
- Waterfields Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Ring Around Park0.7 mi
- Old Fountain0.7 mi
- Radlett Road Playing fields0.7 mi
Transportation
Watford High Street is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from WD18 0ND - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Watford (0.7 mi), Watford Junction (0.7 mi), Bushey (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Watford High Street0.4 mi
- Watford0.7 mi
- Watford Junction0.7 mi
- Bushey1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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