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WD6 1AR

Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Borehamwood
Ward
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1AT 28 m
WD6 1AW 55 m
WD6 1NJ 58 m
WD6 1EQ 69 m
WD6 1BT 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2025
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.657768
Longitude
-0.272260
British National Grid easting
519,607
British National Grid northing
196,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · E05012180
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119537
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006E · E01023538
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
197, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1AR 4 April 2005 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    287 m

  2. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    481 m

  3. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,599
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,253
  • Anti social behaviour 539
  • Shoplifting 302
  • Other theft 284
  • Criminal damage and arson 247

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD6 1 residents
9,584

Age bands in WD6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,011 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

849 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

3,370 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

2,076 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,070 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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    224 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    389 m

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

    EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ

    ODS code E82043

    2.3 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.0 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

    THE RED HOUSE SURGERY, 124 WATLING STREET, RADLETT, WD7 7JQ

    ODS code E82085

    4.2 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.6 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 156 DEANS LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 9NT

    ODS code E83668

    4.7 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.7 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 SEFTON AVENUE, MILL HILL, LONDON, NW7 3QB

    ODS code E83046

    4.8 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Elstree Studios

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Elstree Studios

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Furzehill Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 006E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,130 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Teresa Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 287 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,599 published events cover 12 months, averaging 299.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,253 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.