Is WD4 9ND a good place to live?
Hertfordshire (WD4 9ND), East of England, England
View WD4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WD4 9ND has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WD4 9ND is a UK postcode in WD4 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Apsley, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WD4 9ND include 1 supermarket and 1 park. Healthcare is served by 2 GP practices, the closest 0.7 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in WD4 9ND. It ranks 334 of 377 for safety within WD4.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 69/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 30/100 — Below average
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
WD4 9ND is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in WD4 9ND.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Burglary (40%), Drugs (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WD4, this postcode ranks 334 of 377 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- WD4 district average
- 158 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near WD4 9ND
94 schools near WD4 9ND, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 58 Good and 9 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
A handful of everyday amenities surround WD4 9ND.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket and 1 park or green space.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.9 miles away.
War Memorial Gardens is just 0.9 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- War Memorial Gardens0.9 mi
Transportation
Apsley is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from WD4 9ND - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Apsley0.6 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
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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