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

WD6 5PZ 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 5PZ 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, up 41% on July. Hertsmere 009B: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **Elstree and Borehamwood, 2 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **No property in WD6 5PZ 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=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD6 5PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WD6 5PZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **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=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elstree Screen Arts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elstree-screen-arts-academy-e139416) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hertswood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hertswood-academy-e138747) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kenilworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenilworth-primary-school-e117183) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monksmead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monksmead-school-e117219) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 48% 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yavneh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yavneh-primary-school-e142862) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-school-e117181) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £329,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £254,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MED MART (940 m)
- Dental practices: ALAN LIGHTSTONE DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Elstree Way Borehamwood (320 m, Lidl); M&S Clarendon Borehamwood BP (490 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). Hertsmere 009B has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 009B was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,808** (2021). Hertsmere 009B had 1,808 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,636th 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 009B, 89.4% 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.

## 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: 51.6625, -0.2562

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=-0.2562,51.6625,WD65PZ

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