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WD6 1BL

Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1PU 0 m
WD6 1PS 27 m
WD6 5BT 33 m
WD6 1PR 34 m
WD6 1PT 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.659475
Longitude
-0.272166
British National Grid easting
519,609
British National Grid northing
197,045

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
E00190275
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006E · E01023538
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    119 m

  2. Cowley Hill School

    Community school

    604 m

  3. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    642 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,632
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,278
  • Anti social behaviour 547
  • Shoplifting 300
  • Other theft 280
  • 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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    34 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    493 m

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.4 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.0 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.2 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.8 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.9 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.9 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.9 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

  • St Teresa's School

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • St Teresa's School

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Elstree Studios

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Elstree Studios

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Civic Offices

    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.

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Teresa Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 119 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,632 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,278 events.

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