WD6 4PJ postcode in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

WD6 4PJ is a postcode in Borehamwood, in the Borehamwood Brookmeadow ward of Hertsmere. It is in the Hertsmere parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1983.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Hertsmere: 90% Typical price £442,500 Homes sold in WD6 4, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Elstree & Borehamwood 400 m in a straight line

Where WD6 4PJ is, and what is near it

Map of WD6 4PJ and what is near it Map of WD6 4PJ: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the WD6 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WD6 4AS: also in WD6 4WD6 4AT: also in WD6 4WD6 4BA: also in WD6 4WD6 4DF: also in WD6 4WD6 4DL: also in WD6 4WD6 4LY: also in WD6 4WD6 4LZ: also in WD6 4WD6 4NA: also in WD6 4WD6 4NB: also in WD6 4WD6 4ND: also in WD6 4WD6 4PQ: also in WD6 4WD6 4PR: also in WD6 4WD6 4PS: also in WD6 4WD6 4PX: also in WD6 4WD6 4PY: also in WD6 4WD6 4PZ: also in WD6 4WD6 4RD: also in WD6 4WD6 4RE: also in WD6 4WD6 4RJ: also in WD6 4WD6 4RN: also in WD6 4WD6 4RQ: also in WD6 4WD6 4RS: also in WD6 4WD6 4RT: also in WD6 4WD6 4SD: also in WD6 4WD6 4SE: also in WD6 4WD6 4SH: also in WD6 4WD6 4SJ: also in WD6 4WD6 4SL: also in WD6 4WD6 4SN: also in WD6 4WD6 4SP: also in WD6 4WD6 4SR: also in WD6 4WD6 4SS: also in WD6 4WD6 4SU: also in WD6 4WD6 4SW: also in WD6 4WD6 4SX: also in WD6 4 2 schools, 900 mHertswood Academy 1.5 kmSchopwick Surgery 1.8 kmRadlett station 4.0 kmBorehamwood WD6 4PJ Map of WD6 4PJ and what is near it Map of WD6 4PJ: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the WD6 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Schopwick Surgery 1.8 kmBorehamwood Brookmeadow WD6 4PJ
  • WD6 4PJ
  • Other postcodes in WD6 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6567, longitude -0.2807)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD6 4PJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WD6 4PJ?

Every home and business at WD6 4PJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Hertsmere: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Hertsmere: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hertsmere.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WD6 4PJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Hertsmere Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Hertsmere Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WD6 4PJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WD6 4PJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Hertsmere

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WD6 4PJ: 3,574 properties in Hertsmere are at high risk (6.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Hertsmere

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WD6 4PJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WD6 4PJ?

Homes in WD6 4 sold for a typical £442,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£442,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£462,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £522,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £445,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £267,500 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WD6 district: a typical £448,000 from 290 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WD6 4PJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD6 4PJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WD6 4PJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WD6 4PJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WD6 4PJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around WD6 4PJ. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WD6 4PJ

Band D in Hertsmere for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,871 (band B) to £4,010 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,406.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,604
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,871
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,139
Band Dabout 350 (49%)£2,406
Band Eabout 130 (18%)£2,940
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,475
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,010
Band Hfewer than 5£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Hertsmere before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WD6 4PJ is in (ONS area E01023532), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest open schools to WD6 4PJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD6 4PJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WD6 4PJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD6 4PJ is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Radlett Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stratfield Road, 72 m away.

More stations near WD6 4PJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD6 4PJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WD6 4PJ?

4 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD6 4PJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • APCOA Charging point · 4 chargers 400 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest to the centre of WD6 4PJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WD6 4PJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD6 4PJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD6 4PJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WD6 4PJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD6 4PJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WD6 4PJ in a conservation area?

The centre of WD6 4PJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WD6 4PJ?

Police.uk records 289 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD6 4PJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences103 reports
Anti-social behaviour69 reports
Public order25 reports
Shoplifting22 reports
Drugs20 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports

Also: other theft 15, vehicle crime 9, burglary 6, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WD6 4PJ

Ward
Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Parish
Elstree and Borehamwood
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Borehamwood
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1983

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WD6 4DL0 mWD6 4BA20 mWD6 4RT70 mWD6 4RZ70 mWD6 1UE100 mWD6 4RJ110 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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