# WD6 5JN: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

WD6 5JN is a postcode in Hertsmere.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hertsmere. Open the map at WD6 5JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6) › [WD6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Hertsmere 006A: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **Elstree and Borehamwood, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **No property in WD6 5JN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD6 5JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **Low road and rail noise at WD6 5JN**: Road 54 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-school-e117181) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cowley Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowley-hill-school-e117099) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-primary-school-e117562) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hertswood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertswood-academy-e138747) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Meryfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meryfield-primary-school-e145351) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresa-catholic-primary-school-e117466) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elstree Screen Arts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elstree-screen-arts-academy-e139416) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yavneh College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yavneh-college-e136922) | Secondary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 59.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £513,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £452,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £568,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: METRO PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Borehamwood Hartforde Rd (470 m, Morrisons); Co-op Boreham Wood - Leeming Road (540 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £548,704** (July 2026). Hertsmere’s average house price was £548,704 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,813** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hertsmere earned a median of £43,813 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 68th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.5×** (2025). A home in Hertsmere costs 12.5 times local full-time pay. 17th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Hertsmere has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hertsmere 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.3** (2025). Hertsmere 006A has a deprivation score of 24.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,522nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,855** (2021). Hertsmere 006A had 1,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,307th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 006A, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.0%** (August 2026). In Hertsmere 006A, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WD6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD6 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,773** (2021). WD6 had 41,773 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 394th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in WD6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.4%** (January 2026). In WD6, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)
- Centre: 51.6684, -0.2750

Council: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2750,51.6684,WD65JN

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