WD18 8BF
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Property report — WD18 8BF
Open-data due diligence for WD18 8BF and the area around it.
WD18 8BF in brief: 15 recorded sales (£265,000–£355,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD18 8BF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD18 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£3,779,808
Population
5,961
Crimes recorded
8
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1998–2026)
Annual sold price in WD18 8, 1998–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (1 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | £355,000 | FLAT 8, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-12-21 | £350,000 | FLAT 13, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-12-19 | £350,000 | FLAT 14, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-31 | £270,000 | FLAT 6, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-25 | £270,000 | FLAT 5, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-21 | £275,000 | FLAT 2, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-19 | £355,000 | FLAT 12, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-14 | £350,000 | FLAT 10, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-10-06 | £265,000 | FLAT 9, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-30 | £265,000 | FLAT 4, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-30 | £350,000 | FLAT 16, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-26 | £270,000 | FLAT 11, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-26 | £350,000 | FLAT 15, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-23 | £265,000 | FLAT 3, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
| 2022-09-23 | £275,000 | FLAT 1, FLAXEN COURT, 6 EPSOM ROAD | Flat |
15 recorded sales on WD18 8BF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Westfield Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Ascot Road Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Croxley Danes School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Laurance Haines School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES (0.5 mi) · SAS WEST HERTS (0.5 mi) · NEW ROAD SURGERY (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT (WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL) (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: STATUE OF SIR THOMAS WHITE AT MERCHANT TAYLOR'S SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · PORTERS LODGE AT MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GREENFIELD PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BRIDGEWATER PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · NEW ROAD PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Croxley (0.8 mi) · Watford (1.0 mi) · Moor Park (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food - Convenience Store (0.7 mi) · The Green Stores (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 40%
- Households
- 2,278
Owned 51% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD18 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD18 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 5/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WD18 8BF in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWD18 | SectorWD18 8 | PostcodeWD18 8BF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £557,128 | £3,779,808 | £307,667 |
| Population | 37,075 | 5,961 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 226 | 8 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD18 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.