WD24 5AA postcode in Watford, Hertfordshire

WD24 5AA is a postcode in Watford, in the Leggatts ward. It is in the Watford parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since August 2013.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WD24 5AA can get it Across Watford: 95% Typical price £392,000 Homes sold in WD24 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3% on the year before Nearest station Watford North 1.6 km in a straight line

Where WD24 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of WD24 5AA and what is near it Map of WD24 5AA: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the WD24 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD24 5BA: also in WD24 5WD24 5BF: also in WD24 5WD24 5BW: also in WD24 5WD24 5BX: also in WD24 5WD24 5BY: also in WD24 5WD24 5BZ: also in WD24 5WD24 5DA: also in WD24 5WD24 5DB: also in WD24 5WD24 5DD: also in WD24 5WD24 5DE: also in WD24 5WD24 5DF: also in WD24 5WD24 5EQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5FA: also in WD24 5WD24 5FB: also in WD24 5WD24 5FD: also in WD24 5WD24 5FF: also in WD24 5WD24 5FJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5FL: also in WD24 5WD24 5FN: also in WD24 5WD24 5FQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5FS: also in WD24 5WD24 5FT: also in WD24 5WD24 5GJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5GL: also in WD24 5WD24 5GN: also in WD24 5WD24 5GP: also in WD24 5WD24 5GQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5GR: also in WD24 5WD24 5GS: also in WD24 5WD24 5GT: also in WD24 5WD24 5GW: also in WD24 5WD24 5GX: also in WD24 5WD24 5GY: also in WD24 5WD24 5GZ: also in WD24 5WD24 5HQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5HT: also in WD24 5WD24 5HU: also in WD24 5WD24 5HX: also in WD24 5WD24 5HY: also in WD24 5WD24 5HZ: also in WD24 5WD24 5JA: also in WD24 5WD24 5JB: also in WD24 5WD24 5JD: also in WD24 5WD24 5JE: also in WD24 5WD24 5JF: also in WD24 5WD24 5JG: also in WD24 5WD24 5JH: also in WD24 5WD24 5JJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5JL: also in WD24 5WD24 5JN: also in WD24 5WD24 5JP: also in WD24 5WD24 5JQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5JR: also in WD24 5WD24 5JS: also in WD24 5WD24 5JT: also in WD24 5WD24 5JW: also in WD24 5WD24 5JX: also in WD24 5WD24 5JY: also in WD24 5WD24 5LA: also in WD24 5WD24 5LB: also in WD24 5WD24 5LD: also in WD24 5WD24 5LE: also in WD24 5WD24 5LF: also in WD24 5WD24 5LG: also in WD24 5WD24 5LH: also in WD24 5WD24 5LJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5LL: also in WD24 5WD24 5LN: also in WD24 5WD24 5LP: also in WD24 5WD24 5LQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5LR: also in WD24 5WD24 5LS: also in WD24 5WD24 5LT: also in WD24 5WD24 5LW: also in WD24 5WD24 5NA: also in WD24 5WD24 5NB: also in WD24 5WD24 5ND: also in WD24 5WD24 5NE: also in WD24 5WD24 5NG: also in WD24 5WD24 5NH: also in WD24 5WD24 5NJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5NQ: also in WD24 5WD24 5NW: also in WD24 5WD24 5NX: also in WD24 5WD24 5SJ: also in WD24 5WD24 5SL: also in WD24 5WD24 5SN: also in WD24 5WD24 5SU: also in WD24 5WD24 5TW: also in WD24 5WD24 5TY: also in WD24 5 GP 1.3 kmGP 2.0 kmTram or metro 3.0 kmLeggatts WD24 5AA Map of WD24 5AA and what is near it Map of WD24 5AA: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the WD24 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.0 kmTram or metro 3.0 kmLeggatts WD24 5AA
  • WD24 5AA
  • Other postcodes in WD24 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.6836, longitude -0.4096)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD24 5AA?

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 WD24 5AA?

Every home and business at WD24 5AA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD24 5AA 0% Watford 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD24 5AA 100% Watford Over 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 WD24 5AA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WD24 5AA.

Check the bin days for WD24 5AA 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 WD24 5AA 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 WD24 5AA.

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 WD24 5AA: 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 WD24 5AA 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 WD24 5AA?

Homes in WD24 5 sold for a typical £392,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£392,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£380,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £489,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £395,000 57 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £202,500 16 sales

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

Across the whole WD24 district: a typical £421,250 from 194 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 WD24 5AA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WD24 5AA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 July 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 WD24 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around WD24 5AA. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (33%). 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 WD24 5AA

Band D in Watford for 2026‑27: £2,447. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,903 (band B) to £2,990 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,175.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,631
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,903
Band Cabout 340 (45%)£2,175
Band Dabout 280 (37%)£2,447
Band Eabout 80 (11%)£2,990
Band Ffewer than 5£3,534
Band Gwithheld£4,078
Band Hwithheld£4,893

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 32% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 33% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 WD24 5AA is in (ONS area E01023871), 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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest open schools to WD24 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD24 5AA is Watford North Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Watford North Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Garston (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Watford Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 3.0 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Maytree Crescent, 111 m away.

More stations near WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD24 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO 1.3 kmCycle
  • Smart Charge Charging point · 15 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.7 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.

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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD24 5AA, 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 WD24 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD24 5AA 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 WD24 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of WD24 5AA 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 WD24 5AA?

Police.uk records 258 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD24 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences80 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Other theft31 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Public order13 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 11, drugs 7, burglary 3, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 WD24 5AA

Ward
Leggatts
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
August 2013

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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