Map of WD6 5LY postcode

General information
Postcode WD6 5LY
Post Town Borehamwood
Nearest station Elstree and Borehamwood (2 km)
Bus stops
Thirsk Road (S)
Reston Path (W)
Reston Path (E)
Gateshead Road (NW)
Thirsk Road footpath (NW)
Gateshead Road (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
1 Stanborough Avenue, Borehamwood
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.669199
Longitude -0.271145
Easting 519656
Northing 198129
Grid reference TQ196981
UTM reference 30U 688698 5727772
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FixPhrase crinkle magma starlet truce
Plus code 9C3XMP9H+MG
Altitude 112 metres (366 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:19
Sunset (today) 18:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 52.8 KMs (32.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishElstree and BorehamwoodE04004763
Ward Borehamwood Cowley Hill E05012181
Local Authority District Hertsmere E07000098
County Electoral Division Borehamwood North E58000608
Local Authority Hertfordshire E10000015
County Hertfordshire E10000015
Constituency (2024) Hertsmere E14001284
MPSir Oliver DowdenConservative
Police forceHertfordshire
Water companyAffinity Water
Sewage companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 South West Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated September 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 6
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
10,277 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£48,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)Urban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)BorehamwoodE63011779
Census output area (2021)E00119542
Census output area (2011)8D2
Lower layer super output area (2021)Hertsmere 006AE01023534
Lower layer super output area (2011)Hertsmere 006AE01023534
Middle layer super output area (2021)Borehamwood Cowley HillE02004901
Middle layer super output area (2011)Borehamwood Cowley HillE02004901
Travel to work areaLondonE30000234
Property sales
Average property price in Watford £504,860
Annual change 3.7%
View all properties sold in the WD postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Stanborough Avenue, BorehamwoodSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2001£152,000


View all properties sold in the WD6 5 sector

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