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WD25 7AS area guide

Who lives in WD25 7AS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Woodside & Leavesden Green
Council
Watford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,987 (2024)
At a glance

What WD25 7AS is like

WD25 7AS is a postcode in the Woodside & Leavesden Green area of Watford. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,987 people. 67.4% of households own their home, 21.4% rent privately and 9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 62.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in WD25 7 sold for a median of £515,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WD25 7AS compares

Headline figures for WD25 7AS, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£515,000

Median over 59 sales in WD25 7, +5.6% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
92%

Rated good or better across 13 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£57,972

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WD25 7AS differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in WD25 7 is up 5.6% on the year before.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    92% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

WD25 7AS FAQs

01
Is WD25 7AS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 92% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in WD25 7AS?

The median sale price over the last year was £515,000.

Homes in WD25 7 sold for a median of £515,000 across 59 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is WD25 7AS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around WD25 7AS, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in WD25 7AS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.7% of residents. 67.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.9%).
05
Which council covers WD25 7AS?

The local authority for WD25 7AS is Watford.

WD25 7AS comes under Watford in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is WD25 7AS?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Garston (Herts) Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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