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Thinking of living at WD7 8DN? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Field Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Newberries Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hertsmere Jewish Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Queens' School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 57.5 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bushey Meads School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Saint Michael's Catholic High School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.9 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hertswood Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edge Grove School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| Aldenham School | Independent | 1.7 km | 30.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Radlett Preparatory School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Radlett Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 1.2 km | 18 |
| Swimming | Feel Good Health Club (Mercure London Watford Hotel) | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Radlett Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Golf | Aldenham Golf Club | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Football | The Medburn Ground | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Squash | Radlett Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Radlett Bowls Club | 480 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Aldenham Sailing Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Watford Rugby Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Padel | Farm Padel | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Bricket Wood Paintball | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Watford | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Radlett Road Multi Use Game Area | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Watford Leisure Centre - Woodside | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Derby Road Skate Park | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 57% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Radlett, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Kendals Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 602); 11 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 24 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Fair Field Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Queens' School, 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 57.5 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parmiter's School (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (8 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (12.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Budgens, 1.2 km away, with Battlers Green Drive Supermarket closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Red House Group (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Daniel Barton is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 7.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 20 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Bull Pen Tea Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Roundbush Public House the nearest pub (1.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 134 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Grace Avenue Public Open space, 3.1 km away; for exercise, Aldenham School Fives Courts (1.5 km).
13 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 22 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.