Retford Close is in Borehamwood and in Hertsmere district.
WD6 5QL is located in the Borehamwood Cowley Hill electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Hertsmere. This postcode has been in use
since 1990-02-01.
StreetScan combines information about Retford Close, Borehamwood, WD6 5QL and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: WD6 5QN, WD6 5BS, WD6 5QD, WD6 5BP, WD6 5QB, WD6 5QH, WD6 5QQ, WD6 5BJ, WD6 5QJ.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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5 Retford Close, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £685,000 | 2015-08-11 | £905,905 |
1 Retford Close, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £139,950 | 1999-12-15 | £582,382 |
3 Retford Close, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £139,000 | 1997-12-18 | £681,998 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Parkside Community Primary School Aycliffe Road , WD6 4EP | 2out of 4 | 347 yd | Foundation school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Woodlands Primary School Alban Crescent , WD6 5JF | 3out of 4 | 1,018 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Meryfield Primary School Theobald Street , WD6 4PA | 3out of 4 | 1,070 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Cowley Hill School Winstre Road , WD6 5DP | 3out of 4 | 1,136 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
St Teresa Catholic Primary School Brook Road , WD6 5HL | 3out of 4 | 1,717 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Hertswood Academy Cowley Hill , WD6 5LG | 1out of 4 | 1,350 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Elstree Screen Arts Academy Studio Way , Elstree WD6 5NN | 2out of 4 | 2,098 yd | University technical college | No | Mixed | More About School |
Yavneh College Hillside Avenue , WD6 1HL | 4out of 4 | 2,459 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Radlett Preparatory School Limited Kendal Hall , Watling Street WD7 7LY | - not rated | 1,971 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
The Haberdashers' Aske Boys School Butterfly Lane , Elstree WD6 3AF | - not rated | 3,119 yd | Other independent school | No | Boys | More About School |
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Address Aldenham Rd , Elstree WD6 3BT | - not rated | 3,119 yd | Other independent school | No | Girls | More About School |
The Aldenham Foundation Elstree , WD6 3AJ | - not rated | 3,724 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Radlett Lodge School Harper Lane , WD7 9HW | - not rated | 3,897 yd | Other independent special school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Borehamwood Tandoori Restaurant | 166 Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood | 557 yd | |
Tudor Diner | 12 Leeming Road, Borehamwood | 622 yd | |
Chatter Table | 142 Brook Road, Borehamwood | 831 yd | |
Welcome Cafe | 142 Brook Road, Borehamwood | 831 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Green Dragon | 62 Leeming Road, Borehamwood | 603 yd | |
London Colney Cricket Club | The Cricket Club, Green Street | 853 yd | |
The Oak | Rossington Avenue, Borehamwood | 927 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Borehamwood Fish And Chips | 170 Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood | 545 yd | |
Borehamwood Best Kebab | 134 Aycliffe Road, Borehamwood | 646 yd | |
Saffron | 18 Leeming Road, Borehamwood | 647 yd | |
Curri.Co.UK | 46 Rossington Avenue, Borehamwood | 911 yd | |
Sams Bakery | 105 Hartforde Road, Borehamwood | 1,087 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Co-Op | 7-9 Leeming Road, Borehamwood | 593 yd | |
Smokers N Vapers Ltd | 24 Leeming Road, Borehamwood | 657 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Aycliffe Sports Ground AYCLIFFE ROAD | grass pitches | 446 yd |
Brook Meadow ACYLIFFE ROAD | grass pitches | 714 yd |
Borehamwood Youth Football Club THE PAVILION THE PAVILION AYCLIFFE ROAD | grass pitches | 886 yd |
Lyndhurst (Closed) Gateshead Road | grass pitches | 947 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 372 crimes were reported
near Retford Close .
Only 28% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered not safe.
The most common type of crime was
anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WD6 5QL.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
WD6 5QL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
WD6 5QL area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 82 |
Retired | 53 |
Self-Employed | 40 |
Part-Time Employee | 33 |
Looking after home or family | 16 |
Student (economically inactive) | 15 |
Unemployed | 12 |
Other | 7 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 7 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 2 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 34 |
Human health and social work activities | 21 |
Administrative and support service activities | 18 |
Construction | 17 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 16 |
Financial and insurance activities | 14 |
Education | 13 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 11 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 8 |
Manufacturing | 8 |
Transport and storage | 8 |
Other | 7 |
Information and communication | 5 |
Real estate activities | 5 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
Female | 163 |
Male | 152 |
Single | 86 |
Married: Opposite sex | 142 |
Separated | 6 |
Divorced | 18 |
Widowed | 17 |
Very good health | 159 |
Good health | 115 |
Fair health | 31 |
Bad health | 9 |
Very bad health | 2 |
No qualifications | 53 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 23 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 50 |
Apprenticeship | 12 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 35 |
Degree or Similar | 89 |
Other | 5 |
Chinese | 1 |
Indian | 2 |
Other Asian | 5 |
Black African | 4 |
Mixed White and Asian | 5 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 3 |
Mixed Other | 3 |
White | 272 |
Roma | 1 |
Arab | 1 |
Other | 19 |
United Kingdom | 262 |
European Union | 31 |
Rest of Europe | 1 |
Africa | 8 |
Middle East and Asia | 12 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 1 |
Born in the UK | 262 |
10+ Years | 36 |
5-10 Years | 5 |
2-5 Years | 8 |
Less than 2 years | 4 |
United Kingdom | 270 |
Ireland | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Romania | 21 |
Other EU countries | 1 |
Central and Western Africa | 1 |
South-East Asia | 3 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 16 |
No religion | 37 |
Christian | 106 |
Buddhist | 2 |
Jewish | 134 |
Muslim | 6 |
Other religion | 2 |
Not answered | 32 |