WD23 4FE
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Property report — WD23 4FE
Open-data due diligence for WD23 4FE and the area around it.
WD23 4FE in brief: 46 recorded sales (£42,750–£410,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD23 4FE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD23 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£654,615
Population
14,217
Crimes recorded
30
Schools
3
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WD23 4, 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 (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-29 | £410,000 | 52 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2021-09-16 | £380,000 | 24 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2021-06-30 | £365,000 | 50 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2021-05-25 | £377,500 | 9 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2020-08-21 | £220,000 | 58 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2019-09-27 | £348,000 | 44 COOKS MEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-26 | £370,000 | 64 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2017-09-15 | £367,000 | 41 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2016-02-22 | £222,100 | 52 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2015-11-18 | £375,000 | 29 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2013-09-20 | £243,000 | 55 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2012-11-21 | £248,000 | 64 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2012-07-03 | £237,000 | 41 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2011-01-14 | £228,500 | 8 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2010-04-30 | £230,000 | 41 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2009-07-31 | £185,000 | 31 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2009-05-21 | £195,000 | 12 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2007-10-05 | £234,950 | 55 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2007-02-16 | £205,000 | 7 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2006-05-11 | £197,500 | 44 COOKS MEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-08 | £171,000 | 64 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-12-16 | £180,000 | 41 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-27 | £159,000 | 7 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-22 | £167,500 | 13 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-16 | £163,000 | 9 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-08-28 | £178,500 | 1 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2003-02-07 | £162,000 | 19 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2002-10-03 | £163,000 | 25 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2001-11-09 | £145,000 | 44 COOKS MEAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-24 | £129,500 | 19 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2001-02-09 | £133,000 | 38 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2000-09-13 | £111,000 | 33 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 2000-03-21 | £115,000 | 50 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-10-21 | £100,000 | 55 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-10-06 | £97,500 | 8 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-09-24 | £106,000 | 58 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-07-12 | £48,800 | 25 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-05-05 | £89,500 | 33 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-03-31 | £88,500 | 5 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1999-03-05 | £88,000 | 40 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1998-09-24 | £90,000 | 13 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1998-07-10 | £79,500 | 45 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1998-01-26 | £42,750 | 41 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1997-10-10 | £44,850 | 28 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1997-10-03 | £81,000 | 27 COOKS MEAD | Terraced |
| 1996-01-24 | £64,000 | 17 COOKS MEAD | Semi-detached |
46 recorded sales on WD23 4FE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Reddings Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bournehall Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bushey Meads School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Ashfield Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Grange Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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: MANOR VIEW PRACTICE (0.8 mi) · ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY (0.8 mi) · LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL AT SPIRE BUSHEY (1.2 mi) · SPIRE BUSHEY HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LULULAND (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · GARDEN HOUSE IN THE BUSHEY ROSE GARDEN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · MONUMENT AT CENTRE OF THE BUSHEY ROSE GARDEN (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TRIANGLE HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD (0.1 mi) · BUSHEY PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · ABELL CHEMIST (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Bushey (1.2 mi) · Watford High Street (1.6 mi) · Carpenders Park (1.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.3 mi) · Tesco Extra (1.4 mi) · Aldi (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 5,781
Owned 75% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD23 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD23 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 20/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 4 | PostcodeWD23 4FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £566,847 | £654,615 | £187,749 |
| Population | 33,117 | 14,217 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 129 | 30 | — |
| Schools | 19 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD23 4); 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 1 July 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
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