WD6 2FH

Borehamwood Hillside · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 2FJ 26 m
WD6 2FL 52 m
WD6 2FG 57 m
WD6 2AF 68 m
WD6 2FN 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.650240
Longitude
-0.274614
British National Grid easting
519,464
British National Grid northing
196,014

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
E00119569
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011B · E01023540
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
61
Primary
36
Secondary
5
  1. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    474 m
  2. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    628 m
  3. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    741 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,611
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 874
  • Anti social behaviour 394
  • Shoplifting 261
  • Public order 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 175

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    732 m

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.1 km

  • 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

    3.1 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.8 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    3.9 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    3.9 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.1 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.5 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.7 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84653

    4.9 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wordsworth Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Vale Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Melrose Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 011B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,835 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Summerswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,611 published events cover 12 months, averaging 217.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 874 events.

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