WD6 3AP

Aldenham West · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 3AN 83 m
WD6 3AR 101 m
WD6 3AW 101 m
WD6 3AU 223 m
WD6 3AS 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 3AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 3
Latitude
51.653515
Longitude
-0.323120
British National Grid easting
516,100
British National Grid northing
196,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E04013250
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119493
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 010A · E01023528
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 010 · E02004905

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
37
Secondary
7
  1. Haberdashers' Boys' School

    Other independent school

    774 m
  2. Haberdashers' Girls' School

    Other independent school

    774 m
  3. Aldenham School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
126
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Burglary 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD6 3 residents
5,343

Age bands in WD6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,029 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

563 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,342 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,422 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

985 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    1.9 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    2.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    3.2 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    3.3 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    3.6 km

  • ATTENBOROUGH SURGERY

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82124

    3.7 km

  • MANOR VIEW PRACTICE

    BUSHEY HEALTH CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, BUSHEY, WD23 2NN

    ODS code E82073

    3.7 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Lismirrane Business Park

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Lismirrane Business Park

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Caldecote Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Aldenham Reservoir

    BCT · Elstree

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 010A, 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

25,481 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Haberdashers' Boys' School is the nearest published school at 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

126 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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