WD6 1WW

Borehamwood Kenilworth · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1JE 9 m
WD6 1JR 34 m
WD6 1JP 69 m
WD6 1LB 82 m
WD6 1FR 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 1WW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 1
Latitude
51.659173
Longitude
-0.265686
British National Grid easting
520,058
British National Grid northing
197,022

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
E00190270
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011C · E01023541
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 011 · E02004906

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1WW 24 December 2013 £1,850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Elstree Screen Arts Academy

    University technical college

    335 m
  2. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    379 m
  3. Monksmead School

    Community school

    480 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,212
  • Anti social behaviour 520
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Other theft 274
  • Public order 236

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

    453 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    870 m

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.8 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.2 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

    4.5 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.8 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.8 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.9 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Civic Offices

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Civic Offices

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Studio Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Meadow Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Elstree Screen Arts Academy is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,212 events.

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