EN6 1LF

Brookmans Park and Little Heath · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 1JP 73 m
EN6 1JN 94 m
EN6 1LB 111 m
EN6 1LE 118 m
EN6 1LZ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 1LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 1
Latitude
51.706384
Longitude
-0.176753
British National Grid easting
526,078
British National Grid northing
202,422

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04012223
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121413
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 015D · E01023911
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 015 · E02004994

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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104 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gresley Court, 24, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1LF 20 February 2026 £360,000
Gresley Court, 8, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1LF 7 August 2025 £375,000
Gresley Court, 1, Hawkshead Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1LF 28 March 2025 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Little Heath Primary School

    Foundation school

    131 m
  2. Lochinver House School

    Other independent school

    464 m
  3. Gracewood Academy

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Other theft 193
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Vehicle crime 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

36 female, 25 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
1.5
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    891 m

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    891 m

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.3 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    3.2 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.4 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

  • Church Road

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Osborne Road

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Hatfield Road

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Osborne Road

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 015D, 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

29,373 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £375,000 from 11 recorded sales in EN6 1LF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Welwyn Hatfield is £450,696 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Little Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 131 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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