WD23 2QL postcode in Bushey, Hertfordshire

WD23 2QL is a postcode in Bushey, in the Bushey St James ward of Hertsmere. It is in the Hertsmere parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2000. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 WD23 2QL can get it Across Hertsmere: 90% Typical price £493,000 Homes sold in WD23 2, last 12 months. ▼ 6.1% on the year before Nearest station Bushey 650 m in a straight line

Where WD23 2QL is, and what is near it

Map of WD23 2QL and what is near it Map of WD23 2QL: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the WD23 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD23 2ET: also in WD23 2WD23 2EU: also in WD23 2WD23 2EX: also in WD23 2WD23 2FF: also in WD23 2WD23 2FG: also in WD23 2WD23 2FH: also in WD23 2WD23 2FJ: also in WD23 2WD23 2FL: also in WD23 2WD23 2FN: also in WD23 2WD23 2FQ: also in WD23 2WD23 2FT: also in WD23 2WD23 2FU: also in WD23 2WD23 2FX: also in WD23 2WD23 2GJ: also in WD23 2WD23 2GN: also in WD23 2WD23 2GQ: also in WD23 2WD23 2GR: also in WD23 2WD23 2GS: also in WD23 2WD23 2GX: also in WD23 2WD23 2HA: also in WD23 2WD23 2HB: also in WD23 2WD23 2HD: also in WD23 2WD23 2HE: also in WD23 2WD23 2HH: also in WD23 2WD23 2HL: also in WD23 2WD23 2JA: also in WD23 2WD23 2JJ: also in WD23 2WD23 2JL: also in WD23 2WD23 2JN: also in WD23 2WD23 2JP: also in WD23 2WD23 2JR: also in WD23 2WD23 2JS: also in WD23 2WD23 2JT: also in WD23 2WD23 2JU: also in WD23 2WD23 2JW: also in WD23 2WD23 2LA: also in WD23 2WD23 2LD: also in WD23 2WD23 2LE: also in WD23 2WD23 2LF: also in WD23 2WD23 2LH: also in WD23 2WD23 2LJ: also in WD23 2WD23 2LL: also in WD23 2WD23 2LP: also in WD23 2WD23 2LQ: also in WD23 2WD23 2LR: also in WD23 2WD23 2LS: also in WD23 2WD23 2LT: also in WD23 2WD23 2LU: also in WD23 2WD23 2LW: also in WD23 2WD23 2LX: also in WD23 2WD23 2LY: also in WD23 2WD23 2LZ: also in WD23 2WD23 2NA: also in WD23 2WD23 2NB: also in WD23 2WD23 2ND: also in WD23 2WD23 2NE: also in WD23 2WD23 2NF: also in WD23 2WD23 2NG: also in WD23 2WD23 2NL: also in WD23 2WD23 2NN: also in WD23 2WD23 2NU: also in WD23 2WD23 2NX: also in WD23 2WD23 2PG: also in WD23 2WD23 2PH: also in WD23 2WD23 2PL: also in WD23 2WD23 2PN: also in WD23 2WD23 2PY: also in WD23 2WD23 2QA: also in WD23 2WD23 2QB: also in WD23 2WD23 2QH: also in WD23 2WD23 2RA: also in WD23 2WD23 2RB: also in WD23 2WD23 2RF: also in WD23 2WD23 2RH: also in WD23 2WD23 2RP: also in WD23 2WD23 2RW: also in WD23 2 Bushey WD23 2QL Map of WD23 2QL and what is near it Map of WD23 2QL: its centre point, with the 210 other postcodes in the WD23 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bushey North WD23 2QL
  • WD23 2QL
  • Other postcodes in WD23 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 51.6471, longitude -0.3756)

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 WD23 2QL?

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 WD23 2QL?

Every home and business at WD23 2QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD23 2QL 100% Hertsmere 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD23 2QL 100% Hertsmere 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 WD23 2QL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Hertsmere Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Hertsmere Borough Council's bin days

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 WD23 2QL 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 WD23 2QL.

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 Hertsmere

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD23 2QL: 3,574 properties in Hertsmere are at high risk (6.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Hertsmere

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 WD23 2QL 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 WD23 2QL?

Homes in WD23 2 sold for a typical £493,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, down 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£493,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£525,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £935,000 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £622,500 30 sales
  • Terraced £420,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £338,000 31 sales

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

Across the whole WD23 district: a typical £550,000 from 285 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 WD23 2QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD23 2QL 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 WD23 2QL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WD23 2QL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

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 WD23 2QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around WD23 2QL. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band G. 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 WD23 2QL

Band D in Hertsmere for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,812 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,010.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,604
Band Babout 40 (5%)£1,871
Band Cabout 110 (15%)£2,139
Band Dabout 150 (20%)£2,406
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£2,940
Band Fabout 100 (14%)£3,475
Band Gabout 200 (27%)£4,010
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Hertsmere 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 WD23 2QL is in (ONS area E01023559), 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest open schools to WD23 2QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD23 2QL is Bushey Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bushey Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Bushey Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Grange Road, 68 m away.

More stations near WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

3 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD23 2QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • B&Q Car Park Charging point · 7 chargers 850 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest to the centre of WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD23 2QL, 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 WD23 2QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD23 2QL 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 WD23 2QL in a conservation area?

The centre of WD23 2QL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WD23 2QL?

Police.uk records 268 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD23 2QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences79 reports
Shoplifting48 reports
Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Robbery16 reports
Public order14 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports

Also: vehicle crime 12, other theft 11, bicycle theft 8, burglary 6, theft from the person 6, drugs 6, other crime 2.

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 WD23 2QL

Ward
Bushey St James
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Bushey
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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

Around WD23 2QL

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WD23 2NF110 mWD23 2LD110 mWD23 2PY110 mWD19 4DG130 mWD23 2LE140 mWD23 2NN140 m
All of WD23

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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