Is WD23 3DF a good place to live?

Hertfordshire (WD23 3DF), East of England, England

View WD23 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

WD23 3DF has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (18 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

WD23 3DF is a UK postcode in WD23 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bushey, 0.8 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around WD23 3DF include 2 supermarkets, 4 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 2 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in WD23 3DF. It ranks in the lower half for safety within WD23.

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
72/100 — Good
Amenities
68/100 — Good
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

WD23 3DF is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in WD23 3DF.

The most common categories are Violent crime (67%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within WD23, this postcode ranks 568 of 795 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
3last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
2 (67%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (33%)

Schools near WD23 3DF

93 schools near WD23 3DF, including 18 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 53 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

75
Primary
18
Secondary
18
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
13
53
4
5
Outstanding (13) Good (53) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (5)
Secondary schools18 schools
5
9
1
3
Outstanding (5) Good (9) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (3)

Nearby amenities

WD23 3DF has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.9 miles away.

Bushey Manor Field is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
2
Supermarkets
4
Parks
2
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    WD172HY
    0.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra
    WD172BD
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Bushey Manor Field
    WD232RW
    0.2 mi
  • Moatfield Recreation Ground
    WD233BP
    0.3 mi
  • Bushey Rose Garden
    WD23BW
    0.4 mi
  • Fishers Field Nature Reserve
    WD232FD
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Bushey is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from WD23 3DF - a short drive or cycle.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.8miles
Closest
  • Bushey
    WD194QR
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

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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