Is WD23 2DH a good place to live?
Hertfordshire (WD23 2DH), East of England, England
View WD23 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WD23 2DH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WD23 2DH is a UK postcode in WD23 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Watford Junction, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WD23 2DH include 3 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 2 GP practices, the closest 0.8 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 97% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in WD23 2DH. It ranks 749 of 795 for safety within WD23.
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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 73/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
WD23 2DH is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in WD23 2DH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (42%), Anti-social behaviour (17%), Burglary (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WD23, this postcode ranks 749 of 795 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- WD23 district average
- 214 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near WD23 2DH
93 schools near WD23 2DH, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 57 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
WD23 2DH has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco Extra, 0.9 miles away.
Fishers Field Nature Reserve is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco Extra0.9 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.9 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Fishers Field Nature Reserve0.3 mi
- Radlett Road Playing fields0.4 mi
- Reeds Garden0.5 mi
- Old Fountain0.6 mi
- Waterfields Recreation Ground0.7 mi
Transportation
Watford Junction is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from WD23 2DH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Watford North (0.9 mi), Watford High Street (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Watford Junction0.7 mi
- Watford North0.9 mi
- Watford High Street1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 97%, ultrafast 97%, 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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