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WD6 3BY

Elstree · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Borehamwood
Ward
Elstree
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 3ES 21 m
WD6 3ET 21 m
WD6 3EU 35 m
WD6 3EZ 35 m
WD6 3FF 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 3BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 3
Latitude
51.644433
Longitude
-0.298755
British National Grid easting
517,809
British National Grid northing
195,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Elstree · E05012188
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119688
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 010B · E01023564
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 010 · E02004905

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Pharmacy, High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3BY 14 December 2017 £555,000
Manaton House, High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3BY 2 May 2003 £395,000
1, High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3BY 2 May 2003 £70,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
42
Secondary
9

  1. St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    160 m

  2. Haberdashers' Boys' School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

  3. Haberdashers' Girls' School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 104
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Other theft 32
  • Burglary 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD6 3 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+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
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

14

within 5 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    110 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    2.0 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    2.5 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    2.9 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    3.3 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    3.6 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    3.6 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.1 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.2 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.4 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84653

    4.6 km

  • BACON LANE SURGERY

    11 BACON LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5AT

    ODS code E84014

    4.7 km

  • THE STANMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 CROWSHOTT AVENUE, STANMORE, HA7 1HS

    ODS code E84057

    4.8 km

  • OAK LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    234 BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AP

    ODS code E83032

    4.9 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

  • Watling Court

    BCT · Elstree

    0.0 miles

  • Watling Court

    BCT · Elstree

    0.0 miles

  • Aldenham Road

    BCT · Elstree

    0.1 miles

  • Rodgers Close

    BCT · Elstree

    0.1 miles

  • Rodgers Close

    BCT · Elstree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 010B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,587 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

76 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 160 m.

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

Recorded crime

346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 104 events.

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