WD25 8AU postcode in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire

WD25 8AU is a postcode in Hertsmere, in the Aldenham West ward. It is in the Hertsmere parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since July 2005.

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 WD25 8AU can get it Across Hertsmere: 90% Typical price £900,000 Homes sold in WD25 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Garston (Herts) 2.0 km in a straight line

Where WD25 8AU is, and what is near it

Map of WD25 8AU and what is near it Map of WD25 8AU: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the WD25 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD25 8AA: also in WD25 8WD25 8AB: also in WD25 8WD25 8AL: also in WD25 8WD25 8AN: also in WD25 8WD25 8AP: also in WD25 8WD25 8AR: also in WD25 8WD25 8AS: also in WD25 8WD25 8AW: also in WD25 8WD25 8AX: also in WD25 8WD25 8AY: also in WD25 8WD25 8AZ: also in WD25 8WD25 8BA: also in WD25 8WD25 8BB: also in WD25 8WD25 8BD: also in WD25 8WD25 8BE: also in WD25 8WD25 8BF: also in WD25 8WD25 8BG: also in WD25 8WD25 8BH: also in WD25 8WD25 8BJ: also in WD25 8WD25 8BL: also in WD25 8WD25 8BN: also in WD25 8WD25 8BP: also in WD25 8WD25 8BQ: also in WD25 8WD25 8BS: also in WD25 8WD25 8BW: also in WD25 8WD25 8BX: also in WD25 8WD25 8BY: also in WD25 8WD25 8BZ: also in WD25 8WD25 8DE: also in WD25 8WD25 8DF: also in WD25 8WD25 8DG: also in WD25 8WD25 8DZ: also in WD25 8WD25 8ET: also in WD25 8WD25 8HN: also in WD25 8WD25 8NA: also in WD25 8WD25 8NH: also in WD25 8WD25 8NL: also in WD25 8WD25 8NN: also in WD25 8WD25 8NR: also in WD25 8 2 schools, 2.2–2.4 kmWatford North station 2.3 kmGarston Medical Centre 2.4 kmGP 3.6 kmAldenham West WD25 8AU Map of WD25 8AU and what is near it Map of WD25 8AU: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the WD25 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 schools, 2.2–2.4 kmAldenham West WD25 8AU
  • WD25 8AU
  • Other postcodes in WD25 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.6790, longitude -0.3563)

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 WD25 8AU?

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 WD25 8AU?

Every home and business at WD25 8AU 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)

WD25 8AU 0% Hertsmere 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD25 8AU 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 WD25 8AU?

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 WD25 8AU 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 WD25 8AU.

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 WD25 8AU: 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 WD25 8AU 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 WD25 8AU?

Homes in WD25 8 sold for a typical £900,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£900,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£885,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,275,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £816,250 6 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WD25 district: a typical £495,500 from 208 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 WD25 8AU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WD25 8AU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 December 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 WD25 8AU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around WD25 8AU. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 WD25 8AU

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 20 (3%)£1,604
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,871
Band Cabout 100 (15%)£2,139
Band Dabout 120 (18%)£2,406
Band Eabout 80 (12%)£2,940
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,475
Band Gabout 170 (25%)£4,010
Band Habout 80 (12%)£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 WD25 8AU is in (ONS area E01023528), 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest open schools to WD25 8AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD25 8AU is Garston (Herts) Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Garston (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Watford North Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD25 8AU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Smart Charge Charging point · 15 chargers 2.3 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest to the centre of WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD25 8AU, 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 WD25 8AU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD25 8AU 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 WD25 8AU in a conservation area?

The centre of WD25 8AU 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 WD25 8AU?

Police.uk records 26 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD25 8AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: drugs 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 WD25 8AU

Ward
Aldenham West
Parish
Aldenham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2005

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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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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