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Thinking of living at WD7 8PU? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Field Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Hertsmere Jewish Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Newberries Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Bushey Meads School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queens' School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 57.5 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hertswood Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.3 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yavneh College | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 61.6 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aldenham School | Independent | 1.1 km | 30.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Edge Grove School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Radlett Preparatory School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Aldenham Sports Centre | 1.1 km | 16 |
| Swimming | Feel Good Health Club (Mercure London Watford Hotel) | 2.2 km | 8 |
| Football | The Medburn Ground | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Golf | Aldenham Golf Club | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Squash | Radlett Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Radlett Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Radlett Bowls Club | 930 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Aldenham Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Watford Rugby Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Watford | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Padel | Farm Padel | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Radlett Road Multi Use Game Area | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Derby Road Skate Park | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Derby Road Skate Park | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Bricket Wood Paintball | 4.8 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Radlett, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Kendals Close, 550 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 602).
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Fair Field Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bushey Meads School, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 43.6 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bentley Wood High School (4.6 km) and Watford Grammar School for Girls (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (6.7 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (10.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Budgens, 1.4 km away, with Reed's Fruiterers closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Red House Group (1.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Jennifer's Nails is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 6.5 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Bull Pen Tea Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Three Horseshoes the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 81 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Brook Meadow, 3.1 km away; for exercise, Aldenham School Fives Courts (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
5 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 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 48% 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.