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WD6 2SQ

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 2SS 40 m
WD6 2TB 64 m
WD6 2SR 69 m
WD6 2SG 82 m
WD6 2ST 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 2SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 2
Latitude
51.645349
Longitude
-0.258236
British National Grid easting
520,610
British National Grid northing
195,497

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
E00169767
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 011E · E01023543
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 011 · E02004906

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Property

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Farriers Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2SQ 28 June 2021 £425,000
28, Farriers Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2SQ 7 August 2018 £330,000
2, Farriers Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2SQ 23 March 2016 £372,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
43
Secondary
10

  1. Saffron Green Primary School

    Community school

    727 m

  2. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    867 m

  3. Kenilworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,400
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 474
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Other theft 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Vehicle crime 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

59 female, 41 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.1
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% 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+
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%

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

17

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.8 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.9 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.8 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    2.9 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    3.2 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    3.4 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.4 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    3.5 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    3.5 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.0 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    4.3 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.4 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84653

    4.4 km

  • BACON LANE SURGERY

    11 BACON LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5AT

    ODS code E84014

    4.6 km

  • WATLING MEDICAL CENTRE

    108 WATLING AVENUE, BURNT OAK, EDGWARE, HA8 0NR

    ODS code E83018

    4.7 km

  • OAK LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    234 BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AP

    ODS code E83032

    4.7 km

  • THE EVERGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE CONCOURSE, GRAHAME PARK ESTATE, LONDON, NW9 5XT

    ODS code E83011

    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

  • Dales Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Hunter Close

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Dacre Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Stirling Corner

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Dacre Gardens

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 011E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,741 of 33,755

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

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 10 secondary schools. Saffron Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 727 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,400 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 474 events.

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