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WD6 5EG

Borehamwood Cowley Hill · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 5EP 55 m
WD6 5EE 60 m
WD6 5EL 74 m
WD6 5EJ 79 m
WD6 5EQ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 5EG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2019
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5
Latitude
51.666175
Longitude
-0.280154
British National Grid easting
519,039
British National Grid northing
197,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Borehamwood Cowley Hill · E05012181
Parish or community
E04004763
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119554
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 006C · E01023536
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 006 · E02004901

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Parkside Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    434 m

  2. Meryfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    491 m

  3. Cowley Hill School

    Community school

    500 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,861
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,017
  • Anti social behaviour 438
  • Shoplifting 282
  • Public order 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 185

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    901 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    1.1 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    2.7 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    3.2 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Blyth Close

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Blyth Close

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.0 miles

  • Warenford Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Warenford Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

  • Catterick Way

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 006C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,525 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Parkside Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,861 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,017 events.

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