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WD6 4EJ

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 4JN 67 m
WD6 4JZ 134 m
WD6 4JY 135 m
WD6 4DZ 141 m
WD6 4HX 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 4EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 4
Latitude
51.667080
Longitude
-0.286106
British National Grid easting
518,625
British National Grid northing
197,868

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
38
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Meryfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    250 m

  2. Parkside Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    482 m

  3. Cowley Hill School

    Community school

    923 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 862
  • Anti social behaviour 362
  • Shoplifting 239
  • Public order 176
  • 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.

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

4

within 5 km

  • 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

    2.6 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Baldock Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Rossington Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Rossington Avenue

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Cromwell Road

    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.

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
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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Meryfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 862 events.

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