Map of WD17 2LQ postcode

General information

Postcode	WD17 2LQ
Post Town	Watford
Nearest station	Watford High Street (0 km)
Bus stops	Beechen Grove (E) King Street (NW) High Street (NW) Water Lane (SW) King Street (SW) High Street (SE)
Roads in this postcode	Derby Road Loates Lane Lord Street
Number of UPRNs	105 View
Known addresses	Flat 10, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 11, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 15, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 16, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 17, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 18, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 19, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 20, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 21, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 22, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 23, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 24, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 25, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 26, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 27, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 28, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 29, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 30, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 31, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 32, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 33, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 37, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 38, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 42, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 43, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 44, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 45, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 46, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 47, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 48, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 49, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 50, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 51, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 52, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 53, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 54, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 55, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 56, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 57, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 58, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 59, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 6, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 60, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 61, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 62, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 63, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 64, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 65, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 66, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 67, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 68, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 69, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 70, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 71, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 72, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 73, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 74, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 75, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 76, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 77, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 78, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 79, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 80, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 81, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 82, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 83, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 84, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 85, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 86, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 87, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 88, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 89, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 90, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 91, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 92, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 93, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Flat 94, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford Unit 5, 2 Lord Street, Watford
Main property type	Flat
Businesses	ABBE LTD ABBOTT ARCHIVE FILES LTD ATTERBURY TRAVEL ADVICE LTD EDWARDS FACTORY FABRIC LTD FRO CLEANING & LINEN SERVICES LIMITED GEM INFOSEC TECHNOLOGIES LTD HYBRID REALITY MANAGEMENT LTD L5 LIMITED MISSY AND BOO'S LTD NEWTON FARM SURPLUS LTD PLB RECRUITMENT LTD RD FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD SHEHU CONSTRUCTION LTD SOURCE ARTISTS LTD SYNERGI SEARCH & SELECT LIMITED WILLIS TECH SURPLUS LTD

Geography

	Latitude	51.656725
	Longitude	-0.393548
	Easting	511222
	Northing	196548
	Grid reference	TQ112965
	UTM reference	30U 680285 5726076
	what3words	visits.media.grace
	Plus code	9C3XMJ44+MH
	Altitude	76 metres (250 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	6:10
	Sunset (today)	18:11
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	60 KMs (37.3 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	Watford, unparished area	E43000082
Ward	Central	E05011047
Local Authority District	Watford	E07000103
County Electoral Division	Central Watford & Oxhey	E58000615
Local Authority	Hertfordshire	E10000015
County	Hertfordshire	E10000015
Constituency (2024)	Watford	E14001568
MP	Matt Turmaine	Labour
Police force	Hertfordshire
Water company	Affinity Water
Sewage company	Thames Water
NUTS/ITL 3	South West Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1	East of England
Country	England	E92000001

Data

Date introduced	February 2008
Last updated	February 2025
User type	Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality	Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Demographics

Population (2011)	175
Households (2011)	91
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	13,736 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£50,200 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban	Urban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)	Watford (Watford)	E63011741
Census output area (2021)	E00189401
Census output area (2011)	E00169704
Lower layer super output area (2021)	Watford 009H	E01035577
Lower layer super output area (2011)	Watford 009A	E01023859
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Central Watford	E02004976
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Central Watford	E02004976
Travel to work area	Luton	E30000237

Nearby schools

Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) (Primary)

Central Primary School (Primary)

Watford St John's Church of England Primary School (Primary)

Chater Junior School (Primary)

Field Junior School (Primary)

Watford Grammar School for Girls (Secondary)

Property sales

Average property price in Watford	£487,236
Annual change	-0.8%
View all properties sold in the WD postcode area

Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Flat 88, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Aug 2023	£230,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Jun 2015	£215,500
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 2008	£168,000
Flat 55, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Jun 2023	£237,500
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£198,000
Flat 24, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	May 2023	£220,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£197,000
Flat 31, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Jan 2023	£355,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Jun 2015	£280,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£275,000
Flat 56, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Dec 2022	£330,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Aug 2008	£333,995
Flat 72, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	May 2022	£310,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 2008	£287,995
Flat 23, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2018	£326,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Dec 2014	£249,950
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£249,000
Unit 5, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Other (leasehold)	Sep 2018	£300,000
Flat 28, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2017	£275,000
	Flat (leasehold)	May 2015	£210,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£198,000
Flat 29, Queens Gate, 2 Lord Street, Watford	Flat (leasehold)	Sep 2017	£348,000
	Flat (leasehold)	May 2013	£235,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jun 2008	£338,995

View all properties sold in the WD17 2 sector

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