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WD6 4AX

Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 4JW 72 m
WD6 4LW 88 m
WD6 4JN 95 m
WD6 4JP 98 m
WD6 4EJ 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 4AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 4
Latitude
51.666624
Longitude
-0.287526
British National Grid easting
518,528
British National Grid northing
197,815

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · E05012180
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119512
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 007A · E01023529
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 007 · E02004902

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Meryfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    196 m

  2. Parkside Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    589 m

  3. Cowley Hill School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,344
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 861
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Shoplifting 239
  • Public order 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 145

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WD6 4 residents
8,330

Age bands in WD6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,891 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,015 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

2,571 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

2,111 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

1,092 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

4

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

    2.5 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Rossington Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Rossington Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Theobald Street

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 007A, 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

14,076 of 33,755

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

39 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Meryfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,344 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 861 events.

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