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WD postcode area

Explore the Watford postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The WD area code stands for w and d in <strong>W</strong>atfor<strong>D</strong>.

Map of the WD postcode area

Use the interactive map to explore the area boundary and neighbouring postcode areas.

Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the WD postcode area, also known as the Watford postal area.

The WD postcode area covers Watford and nearby parts of Eastern England.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: HA - Harrow, SL - Slough, NW - London - NW, EN - Enfield, AL - St Albans, UB - Uxbridge and HP - Hemel Hempstead and is located inland.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Hertfordshire (99.58%), Buckinghamshire (0.27%), Greater London (0.15%).

Map of the WD Watford Postcode

Map of The WD Postcode Area
Terrain Map of the WD - Watford Postcode.

Quick facts

WD area statistics
Width east to west13.46 mi
Height north to south9.25 mi
Area73.57 mi²
Maximum width13.79 mi
Perimeter56.91 mi
Postcode districts12
Postcode sectors52
Post towns7
Postcodes7,354
Population255,988

The WD postcode area has a population of 255,988 and covers 190,560 hectares. Roughly 0.39% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

Where is the WD postcode area?

Location map for the WD postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the WD postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is WD4 and the most urban is WD24.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
WD4 24,946,223 709,374 2.84%
WD7 20,413,161 703,088 3.44%
WD3 56,093,127 2,133,742 3.80%
WD5 7,582,825 419,448 5.53%
WD25 20,397,608 1,278,005 6.27%
WD6 23,663,305 1,603,363 6.78%
WD23 12,126,183 1,129,206 9.31%
WD19 8,851,549 887,806 10.03%
WD18 6,659,072 951,571 14.29%
WD17 5,593,718 890,886 15.93%
WD24 4,226,831 846,873 20.04%
Total 190,553,602 11,553,362 6.06%
Map of the WD postcode area
Boundary map showing WD in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the WD postal area
Post towns within the WD postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares190,560
Square miles735.76
Square feet20,511,687,840.00
Square kilometres1,905.60

Postal delivery offices

  • Borehamwood Delivery Office
  • Bushey Delivery Office
  • Kings Langley Delivery Office
  • Radlett Delivery Office
  • Rickmansworth Delivery Office
  • Watford (wd) Delivery Office

Area profile

This page combines geography, settlements, delivery information and postcode coverage in a more scannable layout.

Nearby postcode areas

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: HA - Harrow, SL - Slough, NW - London - NW, EN - Enfield, AL - St Albans, UB - Uxbridge and HP - Hemel Hempstead and is located inland.

Towns and villages within the area

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