Property market
The five-year median is £460,000 from 2,096 recorded sales in WD6. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.
WD6
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,775
- Current units
- 1,075
- Coordinate coverage
- 99%
- Electoral wards
- 9
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- East of England, London
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 700
Postcode sectors in WD6
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
19,296 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 22, Oberon Close, Borehamwood, WD6 5RU | 22 July 2026 | £398,000 |
| 13, Farrant Way, Borehamwood, WD6 4TE | 17 July 2026 | £385,000 |
| Darwin House, Flat 7, Holmesley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1AP | 16 July 2026 | £268,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 17
- Primary
- 11
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 4,199
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,478
- Anti social behaviour 667
- Shoplifting 321
- Other theft 320
- Public order 279
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WD6 usual residents
- 41,873
- Age-profile population
- 42,017
Age bands in WD6
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 20.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.5%
- Age 25 to 44
- 30.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 24.8%
- Age 65 and over
- 13.6%
8,669 residents
4,421 residents
12,774 residents
10,429 residents
5,724 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,022 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
964 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 800 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
3
in this district
FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE
4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR
ODS code E82012
SCHOPWICK SURGERY
EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ
ODS code E82043
THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE
BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR
ODS code E82117
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
4,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,478 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.