{"_twin":{"canonical":"https://acreright.co.uk/postcode/wd17-1.json","html_url":"https://acreright.co.uk/postcode/wd17-1","generated_by":"Acreright","docs":"https://acreright.co.uk/methodology#data-access"},"ok":true,"area":{"code":"WD17 1","type":"pcsector","name":"WD17 1","parent_code":"E07000103","parent_name":"Watford","region":"Hertfordshire","centroid":{"lat":51.659952,"lng":-0.399801},"n_properties":105},"indexable":true,"badges":[],"themes":{"prices":{"status":"ok","source":"HM Land Registry Price Paid","as_of":"2026-05","coverage":"address (all sales)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"median_price":380000,"sales_12m":33,"trend_5y_pct":30.9,"ppsqm":5172,"by_type":{"T":{"n":2,"ppsqm":3669},"S":{"n":2,"ppsqm":3904},"F":{"n":26,"median":287300,"ppsqm":5485}},"epc_bands":{"B":470,"C":427,"D":275,"E":64,"F":10},"epc_n":1246,"epc_c_plus_pct":72,"epc_median_band":"C","ppsqm_bench":3782}},"affordability":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS house price to workplace-based earnings ratio (Tables 5a/5b/5c)","as_of":"2025","coverage":"LAD (median)","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"ratio":11,"ratio_5yr_avg":11.8,"median_price":425000,"median_earnings":38746,"earnings_basis":"workplace","year":2025}},"deprivation":{"status":"ok","source":"IoD2025 (MHCLG)","as_of":"2025","coverage":"LSOA (avg over area)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"imd_decile_avg":4.8,"income_decile_avg":4.3,"employment_decile_avg":5.4,"education_decile_avg":6,"health_decile_avg":5.9,"crime_decile_avg":4.3,"barriers_decile_avg":4.5,"living_env_decile_avg":3.6,"imd_2019_decile_avg":6}},"crime":{"status":"stub","source":"police.uk","as_of":null,"coverage":"LSOA/point","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":null},"census":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"approx (sector best-fit)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"population":3202}},"demographics":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"approx (sector best-fit)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"population":3203,"median_age":34.3,"age_pct":{"0–14":15.9,"15–24":9,"25–44":49,"45–64":19,"65+":7.1},"ethnicity_pct":{"White":60.4,"Asian":22.7,"Black":7.7,"Mixed":5.3,"Other":4},"households":1501,"household_pct":{"One-person":40.9,"With dependent children":23.9,"Lone-parent families":7.7}}},"education":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"approx (sector best-fit)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"residents_16plus":2678,"level4_plus_pct":49.6,"no_qual_pct":14.4,"quals_pct":{"No qualifications":14.4,"Level 1":7.5,"Level 2":9.8,"Apprenticeship":3.7,"Level 3":12.2,"Level 4+":49.6,"Other":2.7}}},"housing":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"approx (sector best-fit)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"households":1494,"owned_pct":27.8,"tenure_pct":{"Owned outright":12.2,"Owned with mortgage":15.6,"Shared ownership":2.8,"Social rented":12.4,"Private rented":56.8}}},"work":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"LAD","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"employment_pct":65.3,"unemployment_rate_pct":5.5,"self_employed_pct":18.1,"retired_pct":14.6,"economic_activity_pct":{"In work":65.3,"Unemployed":3.8,"Retired":14.6,"Student":4.9,"Other inactive":11.4},"claimant_count":3250,"claimant_pct":4.6,"claimant_date":"June 2026","car":{"No car or van":22.4,"2 or more cars":33.1},"travel_pct":{"Work from home":33.9,"Drive":40.8,"Public transport":9.6,"Walk or cycle":13.6},"occupation_pct":{"Managers & directors":12.7,"Professional":23.2,"Associate professional":13.5,"Administrative":9.3,"Skilled trades":9.3,"Caring & leisure":8.6,"Sales & service":7.1,"Operatives":6.1,"Elementary":10.1},"industry_pct":{"Health & social work":15.9,"Retail & wholesale":15.5,"Construction":9.3,"Education":8.9,"Information & comms":7.4,"Professional & technical":6.7,"Admin & support":6.3,"Transport & storage":5.8,"Hospitality":4.9,"Manufacturing":4.4,"Other services":4.3,"Public admin & defence":4,"Finance & insurance":3.9,"Real estate":1.6,"Water & waste":0.5,"Energy supply":0.5,"Mining & quarrying":0.1,"Agriculture":0.1}}},"census_health":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","as_of":"2021","coverage":"LAD","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"good_health_pct":85.9,"health_pct":{"Very good":52.4,"Good":33.5,"Fair":10.4,"Bad or very bad":3.7},"disability_pct":{"Disabled (Equality Act)":12.6,"…activities limited a lot":5.1,"…limited a little":7.5}}},"schools":{"status":"ok","source":"Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI","as_of":"2026","coverage":"LAD","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"primary":30,"secondary":4,"total":42,"grammar":0,"independent":2,"state":40,"secondary_grammar":0,"ofsted_rated":21,"ofsted_good_plus":19}},"catchments":{"status":"ok","source":"GIAS (DfE) — nearest schools by distance","as_of":"2026","coverage":"ESTIMATED — nearest schools by distance (not a catchment)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"mode":"estimated","as_of":"2026","nearest_primary":{"name":"Watford St John's Church of England Primary School","km":0.3},"nearest_secondary":{"name":"West Herts College","km":0.4},"caveat":"Schools are usually allocated by distance each year — indicative, not a guaranteed place. Check the council's admissions criteria.","admissions_url":"https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/school-admissions.aspx"}},"health":{"status":"ok","source":"NHS ODS register (GP/dentist/pharmacy) + OSM (hospitals) + IoD2025 health domain","as_of":"2026/2025","coverage":"LAD (counts + IMD avg)","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"gp_surgeries":6,"dentists":21,"hospitals":2,"pharmacies":21,"facilities_source":"ods","health_deprivation_decile":6.8}},"environment":{"status":"ok","source":"DEFRA air quality + EA Flood Map for Planning","as_of":"2023–24","coverage":"1km grid (postcode mean)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"no2_annual_mean":14.2,"no2_band":"moderate","pm25_annual_mean":7.9,"pm25_band":"moderate","flood_fz3_pct":0,"flood_zone_pct":0}},"connectivity":{"status":"ok","source":"Ofcom Connected Nations 2024","as_of":"2024-07","coverage":"% premises (postcode mean)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"gigabit_pct":69.1,"superfast_pct":94.9,"ultrafast_pct":72.6,"below_uso_pct":0}},"transport":{"status":"ok","source":"OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS)","as_of":"2026","coverage":"LAD (counts) + nearest-station median; fastest direct AM-peak train to Manchester","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"rail_stations":7,"ev_chargepoints":6,"nearest_station_km":0.7,"anchor":"Manchester","in_anchor":false,"commute_min":124,"from_station":"Watford Junction Rail Station","from_crs":"WFJ","to_terminal":"Manchester Piccadilly","njp_url":"https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/journey-planner/?type=single&origin=WFJ&destination=MAN","commute_as_of":"2026-05"}},"planning":{"status":"ok","source":"planning.data.gov.uk + Historic England","as_of":"2026","coverage":"postcode sector (approx — postcode-area footprint)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"listed_buildings":35,"conservation_areas":4,"conservation_names":["Civic Core","Estcourt","Nascot","St Mary's"],"conservation_attribution":null,"article4":false,"article4_areas":0,"green_belt_pct":3.8,"in_green_belt":true,"level":"pcsector","lpa_name":"Watford","lpa_applications_url":"https://www.watford.gov.uk/planning"}},"amenities":{"status":"ok","source":"OpenStreetMap + FSA food hygiene","as_of":"2026","coverage":"LAD (POI counts) + map pins","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"supermarkets":59,"food_drink":176,"greenspaces":69,"leisure":13,"worship":45,"pharmacies":14,"food_hygiene_venues":1004,"food_hygiene_pct_4plus":94}},"governance":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS (ONSPD wards/parishes/constituencies) + GOV.UK council tax 2026/27 (MHCLG) + council political control","as_of":"2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)","coverage":"ward/parish/constituency exact (sector best-fit); council tax & control district-level","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"council":"Watford Borough Council","council_type":"Borough (district) council","county_council":"Hertfordshire County Council","county_control":"No overall control","political_control":"Liberal Democrat","control_as_of":"2026","ct_year":"2026/27","council_tax_band_d":2446.7,"council_tax_bands":{"A":1631.13,"B":1902.99,"C":2174.84,"D":2446.7,"E":2990.41,"F":3534.12,"G":4077.83,"H":4893.4},"ct_breakdown":{"district":308.51,"county":1858.19,"police":280},"links":{"council_tax":"https://www.watford.gov.uk/council-tax","councillors":"https://watford.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx","website":"https://www.watford.gov.uk"},"reorg_review":true,"gla_note":null,"ward":"Central","constituency":"Watford","parish":"Unparished area"}},"wellbeing":{"status":"ok","source":"ONS Personal Well-being (Annual Population Survey)","as_of":"2022/23","coverage":"LAD (self-reported survey, mean 0-10)","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"life_satisfaction":7.11,"worthwhile":7.49,"happiness":6.93,"anxiety":3.29,"year":"2022/23"}},"checks":{"status":"ok","source":"UKHSA/BGS radon · Mining Remediation Authority coal · EA historic landfill · EA surface-water flood","as_of":"2022–25","coverage":"area-level (postcode point-in-polygon); radon 1km grid; indicative — not a formal search","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"radon_class":3,"radon_pct_band":"3–5%","radon_affected":true,"landfill_near":22,"surface_water_pct":0,"surface_water_high_pct":0,"sw_held":true}},"politics":{"status":"ok","source":"Open Council Data UK (opencouncildata.co.uk)","as_of":"2026","coverage":"council (district-level political control + seats)","inherited":true,"inherited_from":"Watford","data":{"council":"Watford Council","control_label":"Liberal Democrat (directly-elected mayor)","control_type":"mayor","lead_party":"ld","lead_party_name":"Liberal Democrat","control_seats":32,"total_seats":36,"seat_pct":89,"as_of_year":2026,"breakdown":[["Liberal Democrat",32],["Labour",4]]}},"economy":{"status":"ok","source":"Companies House (Free Company Data)","as_of":"2026-07-01","coverage":"registered office (sector)","inherited":false,"inherited_from":null,"data":{"active_companies":1114,"incorporations_12m":114,"incorporations_trend_pct":-3.4,"top_sic_sections":["Wholesale & retail","Professional, scientific & technical","Information & communication","Real estate","Administrative & support"],"spv_active":89,"spv_incorporations_12m":9,"spv_trend_pct":-10,"bulk_addresses_excluded":2}}},"narrative":null,"market":{"geo":{"kind":"pcsector","code":"WD17 1","name":"WD17 1"},"nominal":true,"computed_at":"2026-07-21","vintage":{"pp":"corpus","onspd":"MAY_2026"},"headline":{"sales_n":208,"median_price":349000,"pairs_n":null,"pct_resold_below":null,"median_gain_pct":null,"median_annual_return_pct":null,"median_holding_years":null},"by_type":[{"ptype":"D","label":"Detached","sales_n":1,"median_price":null,"pairs_n":null,"pct_resold_below":null,"median_gain_pct":null,"median_annual_return_pct":null,"median_holding_years":null},{"ptype":"S","label":"Semi-detached","sales_n":9,"median_price":665000,"pairs_n":null,"pct_resold_below":null,"median_gain_pct":null,"median_annual_return_pct":null,"median_holding_years":null},{"ptype":"T","label":"Terraced","sales_n":18,"median_price":407500,"pairs_n":null,"pct_resold_below":null,"median_gain_pct":null,"median_annual_return_pct":null,"median_holding_years":null},{"ptype":"F","label":"Flat","sales_n":180,"median_price":310200,"pairs_n":null,"pct_resold_below":null,"median_gain_pct":null,"median_annual_return_pct":null,"median_holding_years":null}],"new_build":null,"tenure":null,"index":[{"year":1995,"price":{"all":45000},"sales_n":16,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":1996,"price":{"all":54500},"sales_n":29,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":1997,"price":{"all":52000},"sales_n":29,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":1998,"price":{"all":68000},"sales_n":32,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":1999,"price":{"all":74000},"sales_n":33,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2000,"price":{"all":87150},"sales_n":26,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2001,"price":{"all":99478},"sales_n":30,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2002,"price":{"all":129950},"sales_n":39,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2003,"price":{"all":132000},"sales_n":27,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2004,"price":{"all":165000},"sales_n":19,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2005,"price":{"all":149475},"sales_n":28,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2006,"price":{"all":177500},"sales_n":40,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2007,"price":{"all":233333},"sales_n":30,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2008,"price":{"all":190000},"sales_n":29,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2009,"price":{"all":162950},"sales_n":68,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2010,"price":{"all":200000},"sales_n":41,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2011,"price":{"all":211750},"sales_n":14,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2012,"price":{"all":180000},"sales_n":28,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2013,"price":{"all":190000},"sales_n":33,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2014,"price":{"all":225000},"sales_n":27,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2015,"price":{"all":237500},"sales_n":29,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2016,"price":{"all":225000},"sales_n":56,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2017,"price":{"all":362750},"sales_n":22,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2018,"price":{"all":301000},"sales_n":29,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2019,"price":{"all":300000},"sales_n":27,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2020,"price":{"all":275000},"sales_n":35,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2021,"price":{"all":320000},"sales_n":51,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2022,"price":{"all":352500},"sales_n":26,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2023,"price":{"all":302000},"sales_n":17,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2024,"price":{"all":354675},"sales_n":92,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2025,"price":{"all":368750},"sales_n":36,"pct_resold_below":null},{"year":2026,"price":{"all":null},"sales_n":1,"pct_resold_below":null}],"national":{"name":"England","pct_resold_below":17.7,"median_gain_pct":18.75}},"rent":{"monthly":1812,"beds":"3","as_of":"2026-06","bands":[{"beds":"1","monthly":1258,"lq":null,"uq":null},{"beds":"2","monthly":1589,"lq":null,"uq":null},{"beds":"3","monthly":1812,"lq":null,"uq":null},{"beds":"4plus","monthly":2636,"lq":null,"uq":null}]},"child_streets":[{"name":"Clarendon Road","slug":"clarendon-road","path":"/area/watford/street/clarendon-road","sales_n":171,"median_price":285000,"trend_5y_pct":118.7},{"name":"St Albans Road","slug":"st-albans-road","path":"/area/watford/street/st-albans-road","sales_n":165,"median_price":184500,"trend_5y_pct":-7.7},{"name":"St Johns Road","slug":"st-johns-road","path":"/area/watford/street/st-johns-road","sales_n":114,"median_price":178000,"trend_5y_pct":-41.4},{"name":"West Street","slug":"west-street","path":"/area/watford/street/west-street","sales_n":111,"median_price":167000,"trend_5y_pct":-26.1},{"name":"Woodford Road","slug":"woodford-road","path":"/area/watford/street/woodford-road","sales_n":90,"median_price":165500,"trend_5y_pct":-5.8},{"name":"Westland Road","slug":"westland-road","path":"/area/watford/street/westland-road","sales_n":77,"median_price":189950,"trend_5y_pct":13.8},{"name":"The Parade","slug":"the-parade","path":"/area/watford/street/the-parade","sales_n":51,"median_price":165000,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Terrace Gardens","slug":"terrace-gardens","path":"/area/watford/street/terrace-gardens","sales_n":45,"median_price":204950,"trend_5y_pct":8.7},{"name":"Canterbury Road","slug":"canterbury-road","path":"/area/watford/street/canterbury-road","sales_n":42,"median_price":189500,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Wellington Road","slug":"wellington-road","path":"/area/watford/street/wellington-road","sales_n":37,"median_price":175000,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Elm Court","slug":"elm-court","path":"/area/watford/street/elm-court","sales_n":25,"median_price":119950,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Franklin Road","slug":"franklin-road","path":"/area/watford/street/franklin-road","sales_n":24,"median_price":167500,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Albert Road North","slug":"albert-road-north","path":"/area/watford/street/albert-road-north","sales_n":23,"median_price":191000,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Monmouth Road","slug":"monmouth-road","path":"/area/watford/street/monmouth-road","sales_n":22,"median_price":341500,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Station Road","slug":"station-road","path":"/area/watford/street/station-road","sales_n":17,"median_price":315000,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Brewery Mews","slug":"brewery-mews","path":"/area/watford/street/brewery-mews","sales_n":14,"median_price":276498,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Albert Road South","slug":"albert-road-south","path":"/area/watford/street/albert-road-south","sales_n":7,"median_price":143500,"trend_5y_pct":null},{"name":"Orphanage Road","slug":"orphanage-road","path":"/area/watford/street/orphanage-road","sales_n":4,"median_price":163745,"trend_5y_pct":null}],"postcode_units":{"count":105,"list":["WD17 1AA","WD17 1AB","WD17 1AD","WD17 1AH","WD17 1AP","WD17 1AR","WD17 1AU","WD17 1AW","WD17 1AY","WD17 1AZ","WD17 1BA","WD17 1BD","WD17 1BH","WD17 1BJ","WD17 1BN","WD17 1BP","WD17 1BQ","WD17 1BS","WD17 1BU","WD17 1BW","WD17 1BY","WD17 1BZ","WD17 1DA","WD17 1DD","WD17 1DE","WD17 1DF","WD17 1DG","WD17 1DH","WD17 1DJ","WD17 1DN","WD17 1DQ","WD17 1DS","WD17 1DU","WD17 1DY","WD17 1EA","WD17 1EE","WD17 1EG","WD17 1ES","WD17 1ET","WD17 1GA","WD17 1HE","WD17 1HP","WD17 1HX","WD17 1JA","WD17 1JJ","WD17 1JR","WD17 1JT","WD17 1JU","WD17 1JW","WD17 1JY","WD17 1JZ","WD17 1LA","WD17 1LB","WD17 1LD","WD17 1LJ","WD17 1LN","WD17 1LQ","WD17 1LS","WD17 1LU","WD17 1NA","WD17 1NB","WD17 1ND","WD17 1NJ","WD17 1NN","WD17 1NP","WD17 1PA","WD17 1PB","WD17 1PD","WD17 1PE","WD17 1PG","WD17 1PT","WD17 1PU","WD17 1PW","WD17 1PY","WD17 1PZ","WD17 1QA","WD17 1QB","WD17 1QD","WD17 1QE","WD17 1QF","WD17 1QG","WD17 1QL","WD17 1QN","WD17 1QQ","WD17 1QR","WD17 1QS","WD17 1QT","WD17 1QU","WD17 1QW","WD17 1QX","WD17 1RA","WD17 1RB","WD17 1RD","WD17 1RL","WD17 1RN","WD17 1RP","WD17 1RT","WD17 1RY","WD17 1SJ","WD17 1SZ","WD17 1TB","WD17 1TX","WD17 1UE","WD17 1XL","WD17 1ZG"]},"license":{"statement":"Aggregated from already-public UK open data. Acreright adds structure and provenance; it does not own the underlying datasets.","licence":"Open Government Licence v3.0 and compatible licences (ODbL for OpenStreetMap, CC-BY 2.0 for the rail timetable).","attribution_required":"Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.","attribution_url":"https://acreright.co.uk/attribution","methodology_url":"https://acreright.co.uk/methodology","sources":["Companies House (Free Company Data)","DEFRA air quality + EA Flood Map for Planning","Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI","GIAS (DfE) — nearest schools by distance","HM Land Registry Price Paid","IoD2025 (MHCLG)","NHS ODS register (GP/dentist/pharmacy) + OSM (hospitals) + IoD2025 health domain","Ofcom Connected Nations 2024","ONS (ONSPD wards/parishes/constituencies) + GOV.UK council tax 2026/27 (MHCLG) + council political control","ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)","ONS house price to workplace-based earnings ratio (Tables 5a/5b/5c)","ONS Personal Well-being (Annual Population Survey)","Open Council Data UK (opencouncildata.co.uk)","OpenStreetMap + FSA food hygiene","OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS)","planning.data.gov.uk + Historic England","police.uk","UKHSA/BGS radon · Mining Remediation Authority coal · EA historic landfill · EA surface-water flood"]}}