WD6 5PU postcode in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

WD6 5PU is a postcode in Borehamwood, in the Borehamwood Kenilworth ward of Hertsmere. It is in the Hertsmere parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 2 of 2 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses at WD6 5PU can get it Across Hertsmere: 90% Typical price £428,750 Homes sold in WD6 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Elstree & Borehamwood 2.1 km in a straight line

Where WD6 5PU is, and what is near it

Map of WD6 5PU and what is near it Map of WD6 5PU: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the WD6 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD6 5AB: also in WD6 5WD6 5AD: also in WD6 5WD6 5AE: also in WD6 5WD6 5AH: also in WD6 5WD6 5AJ: also in WD6 5WD6 5AL: also in WD6 5WD6 5AQ: also in WD6 5WD6 5BT: also in WD6 5WD6 5DE: also in WD6 5WD6 5DF: also in WD6 5WD6 5DG: also in WD6 5WD6 5DH: also in WD6 5WD6 5DP: also in WD6 5WD6 5DR: also in WD6 5WD6 5FD: also in WD6 5WD6 5FE: also in WD6 5WD6 5FF: also in WD6 5WD6 5FG: also in WD6 5WD6 5FH: also in WD6 5WD6 5FJ: also in WD6 5WD6 5FL: also in WD6 5WD6 5FP: also in WD6 5WD6 5FQ: also in WD6 5WD6 5HD: also in WD6 5WD6 5HE: also in WD6 5WD6 5HG: also in WD6 5WD6 5HH: also in WD6 5WD6 5HJ: also in WD6 5WD6 5HL: also in WD6 5WD6 5HQ: also in WD6 5WD6 5HU: also in WD6 5WD6 5HX: also in WD6 5WD6 5JT: also in WD6 5WD6 5JU: also in WD6 5WD6 5JY: also in WD6 5WD6 5NN: also in WD6 5WD6 5NP: also in WD6 5WD6 5NR: also in WD6 5WD6 5NS: also in WD6 5WD6 5NT: also in WD6 5WD6 5NU: also in WD6 5WD6 5NW: also in WD6 5WD6 5PT: also in WD6 5WD6 5PZ: also in WD6 5WD6 5QR: also in WD6 5WD6 5QS: also in WD6 5WD6 5QT: also in WD6 5WD6 5QU: also in WD6 5WD6 5QX: also in WD6 5WD6 5QY: also in WD6 5WD6 5QZ: also in WD6 5WD6 5RA: also in WD6 5WD6 5RB: also in WD6 5WD6 5RD: also in WD6 5WD6 5RE: also in WD6 5WD6 5RF: also in WD6 5WD6 5RG: also in WD6 5WD6 5RH: also in WD6 5WD6 5RL: also in WD6 5WD6 5RW: also in WD6 5WD6 5RZ: also in WD6 5 GP 1.9 kmGP 3.4 kmBorehamwood Cowley Hill WD6 5PU Map of WD6 5PU and what is near it Map of WD6 5PU: its centre point, with the 208 other postcodes in the WD6 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Mill Hill Broadway station 4.9 kmBorehamwood Cowley Hill WD6 5PU
  • WD6 5PU
  • Other postcodes in WD6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 51.6569, longitude -0.2503)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WD6 5PU?

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 5PU?

50% of the homes and businesses at WD6 5PU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 50% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD6 5PU 50% Hertsmere 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD6 5PU 50% Hertsmere 99%
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 5PU?

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 5PU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at WD6 5PU. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

2 homes and businesses at WD6 5PU High: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 5PU: 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 5PU 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 5PU?

Homes in WD6 5 sold for a typical £428,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£428,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£448,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £492,000 16 sales
  • Terraced £430,000 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £307,500 13 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 5PU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WD6 5PU 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 5PU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WD6 5PU. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WD6 5PU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around WD6 5PU. Over half of them (63%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (60%). 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 5PU

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 £3,475 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,406.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,604
Band Babout 80 (9%)£1,871
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,139
Band Dabout 550 (63%)£2,406
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,940
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,475
Band Gwithheld£4,010
Band Hfewer than 5£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 60% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 5PU is in (ONS area E01023546), 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 5PU?

The nearest open schools to WD6 5PU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD6 5PU is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Mill Hill Broadway Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rowley Lane, 97 m away.

More stations near WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WD6 5PU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Drax Electric Vehicles Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22.1 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.2 kmWalk

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 5PU?

The nearest to the centre of WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

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 5PU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD6 5PU, 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 5PU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD6 5PU 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 5PU in a conservation area?

The centre of WD6 5PU 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 5PU?

Police.uk records 166 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD6 5PU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences57 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Other theft23 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: public order 5, drugs 5, vehicle crime 4, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 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 5PU

Ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth
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 1980

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

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All of WD6

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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