WD6 5BS

Borehamwood Cowley Hill · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Borehamwood
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 5BP 48 m
WD6 5QL 69 m
WD6 5QN 87 m
WD6 5BJ 105 m
WD6 5BG 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 5BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5
Latitude
51.672597
Longitude
-0.278421
British National Grid easting
519,142
British National Grid northing
198,494

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
E00119539
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006B · E01023535
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
45, Stapleton Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5BS 31 August 2023 £675,000
27, Stapleton Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5BS 7 July 2023 £500,000
5, Stapleton Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5BS 27 February 2023 £582,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Parkside Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    337 m
  2. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    797 m
  3. Cowley Hill School

    Community school

    932 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,634
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 676
  • Anti social behaviour 300
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 107
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

39 female, 30 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.3
WD6 5 residents
8,959

Age bands in WD6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,614 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

913 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

2,508 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,221 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,202 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    2.9 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Stilton Path

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles
  • Ayot Path

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Stilton Path

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Ayot Path

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles
  • Greenside

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 006B, 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

14,279 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
4
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £548,500 from 5 recorded sales in WD6 5BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Parkside Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,634 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 676 events.

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