WD4 8BS postcode in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley, Hertfordshire

WD4 8BS is a postcode in Abbots Langley and Kings Langley, in the Kings Langley ward of Dacorum. It is in the South West Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 94% of homes and businesses at WD4 8BS can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £527,500 Homes sold in WD4 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.8% on the year before Nearest station Kings Langley 1.6 km in a straight line

Where WD4 8BS is, and what is near it

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  • WD4 8BS
  • Other postcodes in WD4 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 51.7188, longitude -0.4511)

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 WD4 8BS?

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 WD4 8BS?

Every home and business at WD4 8BS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD4 8BS 94% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD4 8BS 100% Dacorum 98%
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 WD4 8BS?

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

Dacorum 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 WD4 8BS 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 WD4 8BS.

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 Dacorum

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD4 8BS: 2,745 properties in Dacorum are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Dacorum

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 WD4 8BS 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 WD4 8BS?

Homes in WD4 8 sold for a typical £527,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, up 8.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£527,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£485,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £767,500 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £635,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £435,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £270,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole WD4 district: a typical £600,000 from 109 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 WD4 8BS

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in WD4 8BS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 January 2026. The middle price was £747,500, from £660,000 to £765,000. Across WD4 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £527,500. 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

Food hygiene ratings at WD4 8BS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WD4 8BS. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WD4 8BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around WD4 8BS. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 WD4 8BS

Band D in Dacorum for 2026‑27: £2,409. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,606 (band A) to £4,014 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,944.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,606
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,873
Band Cwithheld£2,141
Band Dabout 180 (28%)£2,409
Band Eabout 200 (31%)£2,944
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,479
Band Gabout 90 (14%)£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 35% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for Dacorum 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 WD4 8BS is in (ONS area E01023407), 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest open schools to WD4 8BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD4 8BS is Kings Langley Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Kings Langley Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Apsley Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rectory Farm, 78 m away.

More stations near WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD4 8BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest to the centre of WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD4 8BS, 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 WD4 8BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD4 8BS 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 WD4 8BS in a conservation area?

The centre of WD4 8BS 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 WD4 8BS?

Police.uk records 64 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD4 8BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Other theft3 reports

Also: public order 2, burglary 2, other crime 2, bicycle theft 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 WD4 8BS

Ward
Kings Langley
Parish
Kings Langley
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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WD4 8BY60 mWD4 8BX90 mWD4 8BT150 mWD4 8DA150 mWD4 8DD160 mWD4 8BU190 m
All of WD4

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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