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EN5 4SA

Bentley Heath & The Royds · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bentley Heath & The Royds
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN5 4FA 47 m
EN5 4FB 132 m
EN5 4SG 162 m
EN5 4BF 165 m
EN4 0PH 339 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN5 4SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 4
Latitude
51.681828
Longitude
-0.188501
British National Grid easting
525,334
British National Grid northing
199,671

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Bentley Heath & The Royds · E05012179
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119760
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 001A · E01023576
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 001 · E02004896

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
21
Secondary
8

  1. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    902 m

  2. Pope Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Dame Alice Owen's School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Other theft 152
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
EN5 4 residents
6,059

Age bands in EN5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

533 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,344 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,664 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,259 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN5 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.6 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82098

    2.1 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ELMS, HIGH STREET, POTTERS BAR, EN6 5DA

    ODS code E82078

    2.1 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    3.3 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    46 STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET, BARNET, EN5 1QH

    ODS code E83044

    3.7 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    3.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.0 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.2 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

    COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CENTRE, HEDDON COURT AVENUE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET, EN4 9NB

    ODS code F85016

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Duke of York PH

    BCT · Ganwick Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Duke of York PH

    BCT · Ganwick Corner

    0.1 miles

  • Wagon Road

    BCT · Ganwick Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Wagon Road

    BCT · Ganwick Corner

    0.2 miles

  • Oakgate Cottages

    BCT · Ganwick Corner

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,093 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 8 secondary schools. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.