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WD6 4BY

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 4JX 66 m
WD6 4BS 69 m
WD6 4BT 92 m
WD6 4LQ 113 m
WD6 4LL 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 4BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 4
Latitude
51.668314
Longitude
-0.289314
British National Grid easting
518,400
British National Grid northing
198,000

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
E00119510
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 007E · E01023533
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
34
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. Meryfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m

  2. Parkside Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    605 m

  3. Hertsmere Jewish Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 687
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 113

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

    1.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.5 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    2.5 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • RC Church

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • RC Church

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Rossington Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 007E, 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

14,449 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Meryfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 687 events.

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