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WD6 2RQ

Borehamwood Hillside · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 2EP 64 m
WD6 2AA 78 m
WD6 2ES 88 m
WD6 2HT 111 m
WD6 2ET 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.649833
Longitude
-0.261648
British National Grid easting
520,362
British National Grid northing
195,990

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
E00119568
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011D · E01023542
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
66
Primary
37
Secondary
8

  1. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  2. Yavneh Primary School

    Free schools

    591 m

  3. Monksmead School

    Community school

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 850
  • Anti social behaviour 372
  • Shoplifting 278
  • Other theft 234
  • Public order 185

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.3 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.7 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.3 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    3.7 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.8 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    3.9 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.0 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.1 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.2 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.6 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    4.8 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84653

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ripon Park

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Ripon Park

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Thornbury Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Ripon Park

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Ripon Park

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 011D, 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

18,090 of 33,755

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

66 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. Summerswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 850 events.

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