Watford Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Watford?

Across Watford, 95% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 88% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Watford?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,447 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Watford are at risk of flooding?

Across Watford, the Environment Agency puts 330 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 59 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Watford the Environment Agency counts 930 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.9% of all its properties), 1,321 at medium risk (2.7%) and 3,367 at low risk (7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Hertfordshire

Watford has two councils. The county council, Hertfordshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemhertfordshire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placehertfordshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Watford

• WD3 postcode district1 of its 1,281 postcodes in use is in Watford.
• WD4 postcode district14 of its 373 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD5 postcode district6 of its 261 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD17 postcode districtAll 572 of its postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD18 postcode district655 of its 714 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD19 postcode district174 of its 693 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD23 postcode district10 of its 769 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD24 postcode districtAll 531 of its postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD25 postcode district476 of its 687 postcodes in use are in Watford.
• WD99 postcode districtAll 21 of its postcodes in use are in Watford.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Watford.