TheWD postcode area,also known as theWatford postcode area,[2]is a group of eleven postcode districts in south-east England, within sevenpost towns.These cover south-westHertfordshire(includingWatford,Rickmansworth,Borehamwood,Kings Langley,Abbots Langley,BusheyandRadlett), plus very small parts ofBuckinghamshireandGreater London.
Watford | |
|---|---|
  WD | |
| Coordinates:51°39′40″N0°23′24″W/ 51.661°N 0.390°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | WD |
| Postcode area name | Watford |
| Post towns | 7 |
| Postcode districts | 14 |
| Postcode sectors | 70 |
| Postcodes (live) | 7,344 |
| Postcodes (total) | 15,889 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
Mail for this area is sorted at the Home Counties North Mail Centre inHemel Hempstead,having been sorted at the Watford Mail Centre until its closure in 2011.[3]The area covered includes all of theborough of Watford,most of theThree Riversdistrict, the western part of theHertsmeredistrict and small parts of theDacorumandSt Albansdistricts. WD3 also covers the village ofCheniesin Buckinghamshire, plus a small protrusion ofHarefieldin theLondon Borough of Hillingdon.
Coverage
editThe approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WD3 | RICKMANSWORTH | Rickmansworth,Chorleywood,Croxley Green,Loudwater,Mill End,Maple Cross,Sarratt,Batchworth,Chenies,Harefield(part),West Hyde,Heronsgate,Chandler's Cross | Three Rivers,Buckinghamshire,Hillingdon |
| WD4 | KINGS LANGLEY | Kings Langley,Chipperfield,Hunton Bridge,Rucklers Lane, Bucks Hill | Dacorum,Three Rivers |
| WD5 | ABBOTS LANGLEY | Abbots Langley,Bedmond | Three Rivers,St Albans |
| WD6 | BOREHAMWOOD | Borehamwood,Elstree,Well End | Hertsmere |
| WD7 | RADLETT | Radlett,Shenley | Hertsmere, St Albans |
| WD17 | WATFORD | Watfordtown centre,Cassiobury,Nascot Wood | Watford |
| WD18 | WATFORD | West Watford, Holywell | Watford |
| WD19 | WATFORD | Oxhey,South Oxhey,Carpenders Park | Three Rivers, Watford |
| WD23 | BUSHEY | Bushey,Bushey Heath | Hertsmere, Watford |
| WD24 | WATFORD | North Watford | Watford |
| WD25 | WATFORD | Garston,Leavesden,Aldenham,Letchmore Heath | Watford, Hertsmere, Three Rivers, St Albans |
| WD99 | WATFORD | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |
Recoding
editIn September 2000 districts WD17-19 and WD23-25 were created from the recoding of the WD1 and WD2 districts. BUSHEY is a new post town; having previously been part of the WD2 district of WATFORD. This was due to postcode exhaustion of WD1 and WD2[4] Another reason for the postcode revision was the old WD2 area included Bushey with North Watford. Bushey was to all intents a section of Watford sorting office; up until 2000, all mail for WD2 was cut and tipped at Watford office. In order to change this, new codes were created to enable direct bags to be opened at Bushey delivery office.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes"(ZIP).National Statistics Postcode Products.Office for National Statistics.May 2020. Table 2.Retrieved19 June2020.Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points,"Code-Point Open".OS OpenData.Ordnance Survey.February 2012.Retrieved21 April2012.
- ^Royal Mail,Address Management Guide,(2004)
- ^Pickard, Michael (1 December 2010)."Strikes 'ruled out' after Royal Mail closes Watford depot".Watford Observer.Retrieved22 April2018.
- ^Royal Mail -Postcode Update 31(September 2000)