Buying a home in WD6, Borehamwood. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£538kmost £476k–£622k
Houses per m²£6,062flats £5,156
Sold last year1961,393 in five years
Prices in Hertsmere+1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD6 sold for £537,526 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £475,840 and £621,896, for about 89 m² of space.

196 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £207k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WD6 4 (£5,718) and the most in WD6 3 (£6,350).

Across Hertsmere, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 2.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,451 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in WD6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£295,804£268k–£349k43 m²21
2£432,919£398k–£481k68 m²300
3£537,526£476k–£622k89 m²547
4£692,011£587k–£903k120 m²126
5+£1,110,414£870k–£1.39m174 m²119

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£296k£433k£538k£692k£1.11m
Detached—£613k£758k£1.03m£1.32m
Semi-detached£296k£464k£559k£712k£901k
Terraced£293k£427k£502k£606k£681k
Flats£207k£300k£324k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WD6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
WD6 1£6,105£5,150
WD6 2£6,015£4,900
WD6 3£6,350£5,076
WD6 4£5,718£4,634
WD6 5£6,208£5,396

Schools near WD6

Best state primary within 2 kmYavneh Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMill Hill County High School71.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%6 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about WD6

Is WD6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Hertsmere are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (71.1% against 43.8%); 196 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in WD6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WD6 sold for £537,526 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £475,840 and £621,896.

How many homes sell in WD6 each year?

196 homes sold in the last year and 1,393 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WD6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Yavneh Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.