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WD6 2RA

Borehamwood Kenilworth · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 2RB 57 m
WD6 1QN 102 m
WD6 2QY 102 m
WD6 2QL 104 m
WD6 2BY 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.653288
Longitude
-0.255762
British National Grid easting
520,760
British National Grid northing
196,384

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth · E05012183
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119594
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 009C · E01023546
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 009 · E02004904

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
77, Buckingham Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2RA 6 December 2024 £418,000
63, Buckingham Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2RA 23 October 2024 £400,000
11, Buckingham Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2RA 12 September 2024 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
37
Secondary
8

  1. Kenilworth Primary School

    Community school

    195 m

  2. Saffron Green Primary School

    Community school

    343 m

  3. Monksmead School

    Community school

    642 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,358
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 767
  • Anti social behaviour 352
  • Other theft 220
  • Shoplifting 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

63 female, 62 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.8
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 1.3% 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

11

within 5 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.3 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.6 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    3.1 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    3.8 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.8 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.1 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.3 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.3 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.3 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.3 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.4 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

  • Kenilworth Drive

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Kenilworth Drive

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Warren Grove

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Warren Grove

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Monkswood Gdns

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 009C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,663 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
11
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £441,500 from 8 recorded sales in WD6 2RA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Kenilworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,358 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 767 events.

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