WD7 9FL postcode in Shenleybury, Hertfordshire

WD7 9FL is a postcode in Shenleybury, in the Park Street ward of St Albans. It is in the St Albans parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since May 2021.

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 96% of homes and businesses can get it. St Albans: 94% Typical price £588,000 Homes sold in WD7 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Radlett 2.3 km in a straight line

Where WD7 9FL is, and what is near it

Map of WD7 9FL and what is near it Map of WD7 9FL: its centre point, with the 136 other postcodes in the WD7 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD7 9AB: also in WD7 9WD7 9AD: also in WD7 9WD7 9AH: also in WD7 9WD7 9AJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9AQ: also in WD7 9WD7 9BL: also in WD7 9WD7 9BP: also in WD7 9WD7 9BT: also in WD7 9WD7 9BU: also in WD7 9WD7 9BW: also in WD7 9WD7 9BX: also in WD7 9WD7 9BY: also in WD7 9WD7 9DB: also in WD7 9WD7 9DE: also in WD7 9WD7 9DF: also in WD7 9WD7 9DG: also in WD7 9WD7 9DH: also in WD7 9WD7 9DJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9DL: also in WD7 9WD7 9DN: also in WD7 9WD7 9DP: also in WD7 9WD7 9DQ: also in WD7 9WD7 9DR: also in WD7 9WD7 9DS: also in WD7 9WD7 9DT: also in WD7 9WD7 9EU: also in WD7 9WD7 9EX: also in WD7 9WD7 9EY: also in WD7 9WD7 9EZ: also in WD7 9WD7 9FB: also in WD7 9WD7 9FE: also in WD7 9WD7 9FF: also in WD7 9WD7 9FG: also in WD7 9WD7 9FH: also in WD7 9WD7 9FJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9FN: also in WD7 9WD7 9GA: also in WD7 9WD7 9HA: also in WD7 9WD7 9HE: also in WD7 9WD7 9HF: also in WD7 9WD7 9HG: also in WD7 9WD7 9HH: also in WD7 9WD7 9HJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9HL: also in WD7 9WD7 9HQ: also in WD7 9WD7 9HT: also in WD7 9WD7 9HU: also in WD7 9WD7 9HW: also in WD7 9WD7 9HX: also in WD7 9WD7 9HY: also in WD7 9WD7 9HZ: also in WD7 9WD7 9JA: also in WD7 9WD7 9JB: also in WD7 9WD7 9JD: also in WD7 9WD7 9JE: also in WD7 9WD7 9JF: also in WD7 9WD7 9JG: also in WD7 9WD7 9JH: also in WD7 9WD7 9JJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9JN: also in WD7 9WD7 9JQ: also in WD7 9WD7 9JR: also in WD7 9WD7 9JS: also in WD7 9WD7 9JT: also in WD7 9WD7 9JU: also in WD7 9WD7 9JW: also in WD7 9WD7 9JX: also in WD7 9WD7 9JY: also in WD7 9WD7 9JZ: also in WD7 9WD7 9LA: also in WD7 9WD7 9LB: also in WD7 9WD7 9LD: also in WD7 9WD7 9LE: also in WD7 9WD7 9LF: also in WD7 9WD7 9LG: also in WD7 9WD7 9LH: also in WD7 9WD7 9LJ: also in WD7 9WD7 9LL: also in WD7 9WD7 9LN: also in WD7 9WD7 9LP: also in WD7 9WD7 9LQ: also in WD7 9WD7 9LR: also in WD7 9WD7 9LT: also in WD7 9WD7 9LU: also in WD7 9WD7 9NE: also in WD7 9WD7 9RH: also in WD7 9 2 GP practices, 2.1–2.3 km2 places, 2.3–2.6 kmHow Wood (Herts) station 3.2 kmSchool 3.7 kmShenley WD7 9FL Map of WD7 9FL and what is near it Map of WD7 9FL: its centre point, with the 136 other postcodes in the WD7 9 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 2.1–2.3 km2 places, 2.3–2.6 kmHow Wood (Herts) station 3.2 kmSchool 3.7 kmShenley WD7 9FL
  • WD7 9FL
  • Other postcodes in WD7 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 51.7041, longitude -0.3037)

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 WD7 9FL?

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 WD7 9FL?

96% of the homes and businesses at WD7 9FL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)96% can get it

St Albans: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)96% can get it

St Albans: 99%

The line marks the figure across St Albans.

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 WD7 9FL?

BinDayBuddy has not read St Albans City and District Council's days for WD7 9FL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL.

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 St Albans

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD7 9FL: 1,564 properties in St Albans are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for St Albans

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 WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL?

Homes in WD7 9 sold for a typical £588,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, up 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£588,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£575,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £835,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £565,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £475,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole WD7 district: a typical £717,500 from 130 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 WD7 9FL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around WD7 9FL. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. 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 WD7 9FL

Band D in St Albans for 2026‑27: £2,419. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £4,838 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,150.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (7%)£1,613
Band Babout 90 (8%)£1,882
Band Cabout 270 (25%)£2,150
Band Dabout 260 (24%)£2,419
Band Eabout 150 (14%)£2,957
Band Fabout 110 (10%)£3,494
Band Gabout 120 (11%)£4,032
Band Habout 20 (2%)£4,838

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

Averages for St Albans 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 WD7 9FL is in (ONS area E01023720), 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest open schools to WD7 9FL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD7 9FL is Radlett Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Radlett Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • How Wood (Herts) Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Harperbury Park, 94 m away.

More stations near WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD7 9FL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest to the centre of WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD7 9FL, 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 WD7 9FL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL in a conservation area?

The centre of WD7 9FL 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 WD7 9FL?

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD7 9FL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences59 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Public order4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: other theft 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 WD7 9FL

Ward
Park Street
Parish
St Stephen
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Shenleybury
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2021

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

WD7 9FG40 mWD7 9FH110 mWD7 9FE120 mWD7 9FN140 mWD7 9FJ150 mWD7 9FF190 m
All of WD7

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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