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WD7 postcode area · Hertsmere

The WD7 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hertsmere, St Albans. Area Scores range from 42 to 93 across them. Every full WD7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WD7 district: Radlett scores 94 out of 100 (#430 of 6,856 nationally) while Borehamwood Brookmeadow sits at 42 — neighbours on the map, 51 points apart on the index. 3 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £450,000 in Borehamwood Brookmeadow to £1,015,000 in Radlett — a 2.3× gap within the WD7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Hertsmere and St Albans — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,536a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied69%

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 WD7 district

£821,000median home sold over the past year · +17.3% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 153 sales
Detached£1,455,000
Semi-detached£665,000
Terraced£532,500
Flat£498,750
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
RadlettHertsmere 43094 £1,015,000
Elstree & AldenhamHertsmere 1,28781 £572,500
How Wood & Park StreetSt Albans 1,91172 £570,000
London ColneySt Albans 2,36366 £458,000
Shenley & South MimmsHertsmere 3,16554 £580,000
Borehamwood BrookmeadowHertsmere 3,94742 £450,000

People living in WD7 Census 2021

Residents44,474
Median age (est.)41
Density568per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above41%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 79%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 25% · Jewish 19%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 WD7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WD7 district.

Borehamwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WD7.

WD6 AL2 WD25 WD2 AL1 WD23 WD24 WD17

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.