WD6 4RL

Borehamwood Brookmeadow · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 4RS 1 m
WD6 1AA 62 m
WD6 1DP 65 m
WD6 1DL 73 m
WD6 1DE 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 4RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 4
Latitude
51.653962
Longitude
-0.280053
British National Grid easting
519,078
British National Grid northing
196,419

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119508
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 007D · E01023532
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
53
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Yavneh College

    Academy converter

    819 m
  2. Summerswood Primary School

    Community school

    938 m
  3. St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    939 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,770
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 968
  • Anti social behaviour 399
  • Shoplifting 284
  • Public order 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 183

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    337 m

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    847 m

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    1.6 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    3.6 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.1 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    4.2 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    4.3 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

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

    ODS code E83668

    4.4 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83046

    4.6 km

  • LITTLE BUSHEY SURGERY

    CALIFORNIA LANE, BUSHEY HEATH, BUSHEY, WD23 1EZ

    ODS code E82657

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles
  • Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles
  • Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station

    RLY · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Elstree & Borehamwood Railway Station

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 007D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,780 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Yavneh College is the nearest published school at 819 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,770 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 968 events.

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