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WD6 1BF

Borehamwood Cowley Hill · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1NF 35 m
WD6 1GD 55 m
WD6 1BA 90 m
WD6 1SE 90 m
WD6 5JY 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.662411
Longitude
-0.263307
British National Grid easting
520,214
British National Grid northing
197,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Cowley Hill · E05012181
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00190226
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006D · E01023537
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heaton House, Flat 10, Thurston Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1BF 29 January 2026 £370,000
Heaton House, Flat 39, Thurston Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1BF 13 October 2025 £262,500
Heaton House, Flat 21, Thurston Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1BF 13 August 2025 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Elstree Screen Arts Academy

    University technical college

    241 m

  2. Hertswood Academy

    Academy converter

    502 m

  3. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,127
  • Anti social behaviour 476
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Other theft 262
  • Public order 225

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

28 female, 29 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    679 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.2 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    3.1 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.4 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.4 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.6 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Banks Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Bergman Court

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Banks Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Bergman Court

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Thrift Farm Lane

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 006D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,316 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £335,000 from 8 recorded sales in WD6 1BF. 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.

Schools

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Elstree Screen Arts Academy is the nearest published school at 241 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,127 events.

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