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WD6 5PS

Shenley · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shenley
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 5PR 126 m
WD6 5NY 325 m
WD6 5PN 331 m
WD6 5NL 348 m
WD6 5NZ 415 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD6 5PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD6
Postcode sector
WD6 5
Latitude
51.671587
Longitude
-0.256317
British National Grid easting
520,673
British National Grid northing
198,418

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Shenley · E05012192
Parish or community
E04004765
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119771
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 004C · E01023583
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 004 · E02004899

Postcode source versions

Explore WD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Hertswood Academy

    Academy converter

    889 m

  2. Woodlands Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Elstree Screen Arts Academy

    University technical college

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Other theft 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Vehicle crime 60

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.7 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    2.2 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82043

    4.2 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.3 km

  • THE RED HOUSE GROUP

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

    ODS code E82085

    4.4 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kent Close

    BCT · Well End

    0.3 miles

  • Robeson Way

    BCT · Well End

    0.3 miles

  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Well End

    0.4 miles

  • Robeson Way

    BCT · Well End

    0.4 miles

  • Grenfell Close

    BCT · Well End

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 004C, 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

14,058 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Hertswood Academy is the nearest published school at 889 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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