WD19 5EA postcode in Watford, Hertfordshire

WD19 5EA is a postcode in Watford, in the Carpenders Park ward of Three Rivers. It is in the South West Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since October 2000.

Flooding High flood risk 7 of 11 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Three Rivers: 92% Typical price £545,000 Homes sold in WD19 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Carpenders Park 500 m in a straight line

Where WD19 5EA is, and what is near it

Map of WD19 5EA and what is near it Map of WD19 5EA: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the WD19 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WD19 5AA: also in WD19 5WD19 5AB: also in WD19 5WD19 5AD: also in WD19 5WD19 5AE: also in WD19 5WD19 5AF: also in WD19 5WD19 5AG: also in WD19 5WD19 5AH: also in WD19 5WD19 5AJ: also in WD19 5WD19 5AL: also in WD19 5WD19 5AN: also in WD19 5WD19 5AP: also in WD19 5WD19 5AQ: also in WD19 5WD19 5AR: also in WD19 5WD19 5AS: also in WD19 5WD19 5AT: also in WD19 5WD19 5AU: also in WD19 5WD19 5AW: also in WD19 5WD19 5AX: also in WD19 5WD19 5AY: also in WD19 5WD19 5BB: also in WD19 5WD19 5BE: also in WD19 5WD19 5BF: also in WD19 5WD19 5BG: also in WD19 5WD19 5BH: also in WD19 5WD19 5BJ: also in WD19 5WD19 5BL: also in WD19 5WD19 5BN: also in WD19 5WD19 5BP: also in WD19 5WD19 5BQ: also in WD19 5WD19 5BS: also in WD19 5WD19 5BT: also in WD19 5WD19 5BU: also in WD19 5WD19 5BW: also in WD19 5WD19 5BX: also in WD19 5WD19 5BY: also in WD19 5WD19 5BZ: also in WD19 5WD19 5DA: also in WD19 5WD19 5DB: also in WD19 5WD19 5DD: also in WD19 5WD19 5DE: also in WD19 5WD19 5DF: also in WD19 5WD19 5DG: also in WD19 5WD19 5DH: also in WD19 5WD19 5DJ: also in WD19 5WD19 5DL: also in WD19 5WD19 5DN: also in WD19 5WD19 5DP: also in WD19 5WD19 5DQ: also in WD19 5WD19 5DR: also in WD19 5WD19 5DS: also in WD19 5WD19 5DT: also in WD19 5WD19 5DW: also in WD19 5WD19 5DY: also in WD19 5WD19 5DZ: also in WD19 5WD19 5EB: also in WD19 5WD19 5ED: also in WD19 5WD19 5EE: also in WD19 5WD19 5EF: also in WD19 5WD19 5EG: also in WD19 5WD19 5EH: also in WD19 5WD19 5EQ: also in WD19 5WD19 5ET: also in WD19 5WD19 5EU: also in WD19 5WD19 5EX: also in WD19 5WD19 5EY: also in WD19 5WD19 5HA: also in WD19 5WD19 5HB: also in WD19 5WD19 5JA: also in WD19 5WD19 5JB: also in WD19 5WD19 5RA: also in WD19 5WD19 5RB: also in WD19 5WD19 5RD: also in WD19 5WD19 5RE: also in WD19 5WD19 5RF: also in WD19 5WD19 5RH: also in WD19 5WD19 5RJ: also in WD19 5WD19 5RL: also in WD19 5WD19 5RQ: also in WD19 5WD19 5TP: also in WD19 5 Bushey station 1.4 kmSt Margaret's School 1.7 kmCarpenders Park WD19 5EA Map of WD19 5EA and what is near it Map of WD19 5EA: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the WD19 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bushey station 1.4 kmSt Margaret's School 1.7 kmCarpenders Park WD19 5EA
  • WD19 5EA
  • Other postcodes in WD19 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.6329, longitude -0.3856)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD19 5EA?

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 WD19 5EA?

Every home and business at WD19 5EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Three Rivers: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Three Rivers: 99%

The line marks the figure across Three Rivers.

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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 WD19 5EA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WD19 5EA.

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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 WD19 5EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 11 homes and businesses at WD19 5EA. 7 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.

11 homes and businesses at WD19 5EA High: 7Medium: 4

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.

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 Three Rivers

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD19 5EA: 1,611 properties in Three Rivers are at high risk (3.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Three Rivers

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 WD19 5EA is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:31 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:31 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WD19 5EA?

Homes in WD19 5 sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£545,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£520,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £645,000 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £535,000 16 sales
  • Terraced £538,500 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £295,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WD19 district: a typical £462,000 from 262 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 WD19 5EA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD19 5EA 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

What council tax band are homes near WD19 5EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around WD19 5EA. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (37%). 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 WD19 5EA

Band D in Three Rivers for 2026‑27: £2,422. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,153 (band C) to £4,037 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,961.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,615
Band Bfewer than 5£1,884
Band Cabout 80 (13%)£2,153
Band Dabout 180 (28%)£2,422
Band Eabout 320 (50%)£2,961
Band Fabout 50 (8%)£3,499
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,037
Band Hwithheld£4,845

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 37% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Three Rivers 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 WD19 5EA is in (ONS area E01023811), rounded by the VOA.

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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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest open schools to WD19 5EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD19 5EA, 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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD19 5EA is Carpenders Park Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Carpenders Park Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Bushey Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest By The Wood, 181 m away.

More stations near WD19 5EA, 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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD19 5EA, 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 WD19 5EA?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD19 5EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • B&Q Car Park Charging point · 7 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

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.

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

Which dentists are near WD19 5EA?

The nearest to the centre of WD19 5EA, 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 WD19 5EA?

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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD19 5EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD19 5EA, 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 WD19 5EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD19 5EA 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 WD19 5EA in a conservation area?

The centre of WD19 5EA 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 WD19 5EA?

Police.uk records 179 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD19 5EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences51 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Public order9 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: drugs 9, vehicle crime 7, robbery 7, burglary 4, theft from the person 1, other crime 1.

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 WD19 5EA

Ward
Carpenders Park
Parish
Watford Rural
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Watford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2000

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

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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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