WD24 postcode area guide — Watford

Where is WD24?

Broadband & internet speeds in WD24

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WD24 postcode district (Watford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 525 postcodes Ofcom measures in WD24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.

Around 0% of premises in WD24 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WD24

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Mobile signal around Watford

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Watford district (45,486 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WD24

Police recorded 330 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WD24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WD24

Based on 190 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WD24 is £415,000, up 3.8% on the previous year (£400,000).

Latest recorded sales in WD24

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Watford demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Watford district (102,247 residents, 39,629 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WD24

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WD24

180 rated food businesses operate in WD24. 114 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Afccos, ANNAS KITCHEN, Asda Stores, Aspens Services Ltd @ Beechfield School, Aspens Services Ltd @ Cherry Tree Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WD24

From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WD24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Watford

Landlines around WD24 typically use:

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What's it like living in WD24?

Postcodes in WD24

Neighbouring districts

All Watford (WD) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.