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WD6 postcode area · Hertsmere

The WD6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet, Hertsmere. Area Scores range from 30 to 94 across them. Every full WD6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WD6 district: Bushey Heath scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Borehamwood Cowley Hill sits at 31 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £421,250 in Borehamwood Kenilworth to £1,015,000 in Radlett — a 2.4× gap within the WD6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnet and Hertsmere — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,918a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WD6 district

£451,250median home sold over the past year · +2.3% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 338 sales
Detached£1,120,000
Semi-detached£593,000
Terraced£475,000
Flat£300,000
Hertsmere£555,600
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bushey HeathHertsmere 38994 £626,000
RadlettHertsmere 43094 £1,015,000
Elstree & AldenhamHertsmere 1,28781 £572,500
Totteridge & Barnet GateBarnet 1,84973 £927,500
Borehamwood HillsideHertsmere 2,89158 £490,000
Shenley & South MimmsHertsmere 3,16554 £580,000
Borehamwood KenilworthHertsmere 3,65247 £421,250
Borehamwood BrookmeadowHertsmere 3,94742 £450,000
Borehamwood Cowley HillHertsmere 4,73531 £467,500

People living in WD6 Census 2021

Residents76,457
Median age (est.)40
Density837per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above41%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 11%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 76%Asian 11%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Jewish 23% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WD6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WD6 district.

Borehamwood Bushey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WD6.

WD7 HA8 WD23 NW7 HA7 EN5 WD2 WD25

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.