WD5 5BW
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Property report — WD5 5BW
Open-data due diligence for WD5 5BW and the area around it.
WD5 5BW in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WD5 5BW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WD5 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£499,842
Population
1,721
Crimes recorded
64
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WD5 5BW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Ascot Road Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Westfield Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Croxley Danes School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School | 0.8 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 (0.7 mi) · SAS WEST HERTS (0.7 mi) · NEW ROAD SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: URGENT CARE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.1 mi) · SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT (WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL) (1.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: TOLPITS HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · STATUE OF SIR THOMAS WHITE AT MERCHANT TAYLOR'S SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: GREENFIELD PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BRIDGEWATER PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · LOOMROSE PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Croxley (0.7 mi) · Moor Park (0.8 mi) · Watford (1.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food - Convenience Store (0.7 mi) · The Green Stores (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 44%
- Households
- 650
Owned 29% · Social rent 60% · Private rent 8%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WD5 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WD5 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 58/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WD5 5BW 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 | DistrictWD5 | SectorWD5 5 | PostcodeWD5 5BW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £499,842 | — | — |
| Population | 21,028 | 1,721 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 64 | — | — |
| Schools | 5 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | — | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | — | — |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | — | — |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WD5 5); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.