WD6 2BS

Elstree · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Elstree
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 3JD 83 m
WD6 2FT 128 m
WD6 3JH 128 m
WD6 2AB 170 m
WD6 2BN 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.647453
Longitude
-0.277091
British National Grid easting
519,300
British National Grid northing
195,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Elstree · E05012188
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119684
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 010D · E01023566
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 010 · E02004905

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
43
Secondary
7
  1. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    724 m
  2. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    973 m
  3. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 725
  • Anti social behaviour 325
  • Shoplifting 257
  • Public order 158
  • Other theft 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD6 2 residents
9,655

Age bands in WD6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

2,124 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,081 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

2,983 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,599 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

1,375 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.0 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.4 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    1.6 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    2.8 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.5 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    3.6 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    3.7 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    3.8 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.3 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    EDGWARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AD

    ODS code E84653

    4.6 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    4.7 km

  • BACON LANE SURGERY

    11 BACON LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5AT

    ODS code E84014

    4.7 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.8 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.8 km

  • OAK LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    234 BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AP

    ODS code E83032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wordsworth Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Vale Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Melrose Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.3 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.4 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 010D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,392 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. Summerswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 724 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 725 events.

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