WD23 1BF
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Property report — WD23 1BF
Open-data due diligence for WD23 1BF and the area around it.
WD23 1BF in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD23 1BF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD23 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£596,975
Population
17,563
Crimes recorded
24
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
84%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WD23 1, 1995–2026 — 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 (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WD23 1BF in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Junior School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Little Reddings Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bournehall Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Grange Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 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: LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY (0.7 mi) · MANOR VIEW PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT SPIRE BUSHEY (1.1 mi) · SPIRE BUSHEY HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH SCHOOL LANE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · HORSE AND CHAINS PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ST LOY (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BUSHEY PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · TRIANGLE HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD (0.6 mi) · THE HEATH PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Bushey (1.2 mi) · Carpenders Park (1.5 mi) · Watford High Street (1.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.4 mi) · Aldi (1.5 mi) · Tesco Extra (1.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 7,194
Owned 76% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD23 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD23 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 30/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WD23 1BF 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 | DistrictWD23 | SectorWD23 1 | PostcodeWD23 1BF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £566,847 | £596,975 | — |
| Population | 33,117 | 17,563 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 129 | 24 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 84% | — |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | — |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD23 1); 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.