EN6 1EB

Potters Bar Parkfield · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Potters Bar
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 1EG 49 m
EN6 1EH 142 m
EN6 1DB 178 m
EN6 1EN 178 m
EN6 1EE 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 1EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 1
Latitude
51.702306
Longitude
-0.190998
British National Grid easting
525,105
British National Grid northing
201,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119742
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 001C · E01023578
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 001 · E02004896

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, The Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 1EB 28 July 2023 £957,000
18, The Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 1EB 26 October 2021 £1,425,000
6, The Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 1EB 25 June 2021 £1,599,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Gracewood Academy

    Academy converter

    519 m
  2. Darwin School

    Other independent special school

    554 m
  3. Fenton Grange School

    Other independent special school

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 449
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Other theft 228
  • Shoplifting 193
  • Vehicle crime 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

24 female, 24 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.5
EN6 1 residents
5,968

Age bands in EN6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

872 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,342 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,566 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,486 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
71.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
71.4%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.1 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    1.2 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    1.2 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, WELHAM GREEN, NORTH MYMMS, HATFIELD, AL9 7SN

    ODS code E82058

    3.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles
  • The Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Byng Drive

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Byng Drive

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Potters Bar Railway Station

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 001C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,167 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
4
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,191,000 from 2 recorded sales in EN6 1EB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gracewood Academy is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 449 events.

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