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WD6 1TS

Borehamwood Cowley Hill · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1FU 17 m
WD6 1AS 31 m
WD6 1GH 35 m
WD6 1BA 37 m
WD6 1TR 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1TS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 December 2017
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.662273
Longitude
-0.264960
British National Grid easting
520,100
British National Grid northing
197,368

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
E00190234
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006D · E01023537
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

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

    309 m

  2. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    472 m

  3. Hertswood Academy

    Academy converter

    482 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,158
  • Anti social behaviour 499
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Other theft 271
  • Public order 233

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    570 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.1 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    3.0 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.3 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.5 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Thrift Farm Lane

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Thrift Farm Lane

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Banks Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Bergman Court

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

  • Meadow Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Elstree Screen Arts Academy is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,158 events.

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