WD6 1NG

Borehamwood Kenilworth · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1QG 27 m
WD6 1QH 40 m
WD6 1QJ 51 m
WD6 1QF 79 m
WD6 1QD 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1NG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.655307
Longitude
-0.260889
British National Grid easting
520,400
British National Grid northing
196,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119560
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011C · E01023541
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 011 · E02004906

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
34
Secondary
8
  1. Monksmead School

    Community school

    265 m
  2. Kenilworth Primary School

    Community school

    308 m
  3. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    382 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 981
  • Anti social behaviour 453
  • Shoplifting 279
  • Other theft 253
  • Public order 209

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    925 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

    2.9 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.9 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.1 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.4 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.4 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.5 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.6 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.6 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 HARTLEY AVENUE, MILL HILL, LONDON, NW7 2HX

    ODS code E83016

    4.6 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kenilworth House

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Kenilworth House

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Durham Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Durham Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Elstree Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 011C, 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

21,921 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 8 secondary schools. Monksmead School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 249.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 981 events.

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