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WD6 2FD

Borehamwood Hillside · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Borehamwood
Ward
Borehamwood Hillside
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 2FF 62 m
WD6 2FN 73 m
WD6 2ED 77 m
WD6 2FG 86 m
WD6 2FE 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.651488
Longitude
-0.275087
British National Grid easting
519,428
British National Grid northing
196,152

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Hillside · E05012182
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119556
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011F · E01035598
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 011 · E02004906

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Shakespeare Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 2FD 5 September 2019 £726,500
4, Shakespeare Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 2FD 1 June 2017 £745,000
2, Shakespeare Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 2FD 15 October 2015 £615,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
35
Secondary
5

  1. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    520 m

  2. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    565 m

  3. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    693 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 904
  • Anti social behaviour 415
  • Shoplifting 261
  • Public order 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

16 female, 10 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    589 m

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    945 m

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    1.8 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.3 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.9 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.0 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.1 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.2 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.5 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.6 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

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

  • Mildred Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

  • Wordsworth Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

  • Melrose Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 011F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,523 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
4
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. Summerswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 520 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 904 events.

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