WD17 1AY postcode in Watford, Hertfordshire

WD17 1AY is a postcode in Watford, in the Central ward. It is in the Watford parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2001.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WD17 1AY can get it Across Watford: 95% Typical price £287,200 Homes sold in WD17 1, last 12 months. ▼ 26.2% on the year before Nearest station Watford Junction 700 m in a straight line

Where WD17 1AY is, and what is near it

Map of WD17 1AY and what is near it Map of WD17 1AY: its centre point, with the 105 other postcodes in the WD17 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 21 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD17 1AA: also in WD17 1WD17 1AD: also in WD17 1WD17 1AH: also in WD17 1WD17 1AP: also in WD17 1WD17 1AR: also in WD17 1WD17 1AU: also in WD17 1WD17 1AW: also in WD17 1WD17 1AZ: also in WD17 1WD17 1BA: also in WD17 1WD17 1BH: also in WD17 1WD17 1BJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1BN: also in WD17 1WD17 1BP: also in WD17 1WD17 1BS: also in WD17 1WD17 1BU: also in WD17 1WD17 1BY: also in WD17 1WD17 1DA: also in WD17 1WD17 1DB: also in WD17 1WD17 1DD: also in WD17 1WD17 1DF: also in WD17 1WD17 1DG: also in WD17 1WD17 1DH: also in WD17 1WD17 1DJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1DS: also in WD17 1WD17 1DT: also in WD17 1WD17 1DU: also in WD17 1WD17 1DY: also in WD17 1WD17 1EA: also in WD17 1WD17 1EE: also in WD17 1WD17 1EG: also in WD17 1WD17 1ES: also in WD17 1WD17 1ET: also in WD17 1WD17 1GA: also in WD17 1WD17 1HE: also in WD17 1WD17 1HP: also in WD17 1WD17 1JA: also in WD17 1WD17 1JJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1JR: also in WD17 1WD17 1JU: also in WD17 1WD17 1JW: also in WD17 1WD17 1JY: also in WD17 1WD17 1JZ: also in WD17 1WD17 1LA: also in WD17 1WD17 1LB: also in WD17 1WD17 1LJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1LN: also in WD17 1WD17 1LQ: also in WD17 1WD17 1LS: also in WD17 1WD17 1LU: also in WD17 1WD17 1NA: also in WD17 1WD17 1NB: also in WD17 1WD17 1ND: also in WD17 1WD17 1NJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1NN: also in WD17 1WD17 1NP: also in WD17 1WD17 1PA: also in WD17 1WD17 1PB: also in WD17 1WD17 1PD: also in WD17 1WD17 1PE: also in WD17 1WD17 1PG: also in WD17 1WD17 1PT: also in WD17 1WD17 1PU: also in WD17 1WD17 1PW: also in WD17 1WD17 1PY: also in WD17 1WD17 1PZ: also in WD17 1WD17 1QA: also in WD17 1WD17 1QB: also in WD17 1WD17 1QD: also in WD17 1WD17 1QE: also in WD17 1WD17 1QF: also in WD17 1WD17 1QG: also in WD17 1WD17 1QL: also in WD17 1WD17 1QN: also in WD17 1WD17 1QQ: also in WD17 1WD17 1QR: also in WD17 1WD17 1QS: also in WD17 1WD17 1QT: also in WD17 1WD17 1QU: also in WD17 1WD17 1QW: also in WD17 1WD17 1QX: also in WD17 1WD17 1RL: also in WD17 1WD17 1RN: also in WD17 1WD17 1RY: also in WD17 1WD17 1SJ: also in WD17 1WD17 1SZ: also in WD17 1WD17 1TB: also in WD17 1WD17 1TX: also in WD17 1WD17 1UE: also in WD17 1 Central WD17 1AY Map of WD17 1AY and what is near it Map of WD17 1AY: its centre point, with the 105 other postcodes in the WD17 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 21 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Central WD17 1AY
  • WD17 1AY
  • Other postcodes in WD17 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 21 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6575, longitude -0.3999)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD17 1AY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WD17 1AY?

Every home and business at WD17 1AY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD17 1AY 100% Watford 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD17 1AY 100% Watford Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WD17 1AY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Watford Borough Council's days for WD17 1AY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WD17 1AY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WD17 1AY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WD17 1AY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Watford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD17 1AY: 930 properties in Watford are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Watford

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of WD17 1AY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WD17 1AY?

Homes in WD17 1 sold for a typical £287,200 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, down 26.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,200 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£389,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 26.2% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £265,000 13 sales

Across the whole WD17 district: a typical £417,000 from 192 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WD17 1AY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD17 1AY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WD17 1AY

The Food Standards Agency lists 22 food businesses at WD17 1AY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Show the other 14 businesses

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WD17 1AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around WD17 1AY. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WD17 1AY

Band D in Watford for 2026‑27: £2,447. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,631 (band A) to £2,447 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,175.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,631
Band Babout 140 (21%)£1,903
Band Cabout 320 (48%)£2,175
Band Dabout 140 (21%)£2,447
Band Efewer than 5£2,990
Band Fwithheld£3,534
Band Gwithheld£4,078
Band Hwithheld£4,893

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 40% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Watford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WD17 1AY is in (ONS area E01035576), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest open schools to WD17 1AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD17 1AY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WD17 1AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD17 1AY is Watford Junction Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Watford Junction Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Watford Junction Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Watford Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Exchange Road, 148 m away.

More stations near WD17 1AY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD17 1AY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WD17 1AY?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD17 1AY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest to the centre of WD17 1AY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WD17 1AY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD17 1AY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Rosslyn Residential Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01923 244130 150 mWalk
  • Silversprings Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old 150 mWalk
  • Amberside Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old 500 mWalk

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD17 1AY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WD17 1AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD17 1AY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WD17 1AY in a conservation area?

The centre of WD17 1AY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WD17 1AY?

Police.uk records 709 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD17 1AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences195 reports
Anti-social behaviour158 reports
Shoplifting95 reports
Public order40 reports
Other theft39 reports
Vehicle crime35 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 31, drugs 29, burglary 27, bicycle theft 22, robbery 18, theft from the person 10, other crime 7, possession of weapons 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WD17 1AY

Ward
Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Watford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2001

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WD17 1AZ40 mWD17 1AH50 mWD17 1ND60 mWD18 0AF60 mWD18 0FQ60 mWD17 1LJ70 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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