Is WD17 4YP a good place to live?
Hertfordshire (WD17 4YP), East of England, England
View WD17 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WD17 4YP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WD17 4YP is a UK postcode in WD17 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Watford Junction, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WD17 4YP include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in WD17 4YP. It ranks in the top 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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
WD17 4YP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in WD17 4YP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WD17, this postcode ranks 234 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 4YP
94 schools near WD17 4YP, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 59 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 6 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
WD17 4YP has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Unknown Supermarket, 0.4 miles away.
Callowland Recreation Ground is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Callowland Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Cheslyn Gardens0.5 mi
- Orchard Park0.7 mi
- Harebreaks Recreation Ground0.7 mi
- Cassiobury Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Watford Junction is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from WD17 4YP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Cassiobury Park Station (0.7 mi), Watford (0.9 mi), Watford North (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Watford Junction0.7 mi
- Cassiobury Park Station0.7 mi
- Watford0.9 mi
- Watford North1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 42%, ultrafast 42%, superfast 100%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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