EN6 2DT

Potters Bar Furzefield · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 3QB 252 m
EN6 3HU 275 m
EN6 3JA 305 m
EN6 3HY 344 m
EN6 3HZ 347 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 2DT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 2
Latitude
51.693598
Longitude
-0.214323
British National Grid easting
523,517
British National Grid northing
200,936

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
E00119700
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 002A · E01023567
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 002 · E02004897

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bridgefoot House, Bridgefoot Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2DT 18 December 1996 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
16
Secondary
7
  1. Dame Alice Owen's School

    Academy converter

    585 m
  2. The Wroxham School

    Academy converter

    644 m
  3. Pope Paul Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
707
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 248
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Vehicle crime 67
  • Other theft 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
EN6 2 residents
7,603

Age bands in EN6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,109 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

841 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,693 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,988 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,691 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 2 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+
0%
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%

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

5

within 5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    2.4 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    2.8 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    2.8 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    3.7 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mimms Hall Road

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles
  • Dame Alice Owen's School

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles
  • Dugdale Hill Lane

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.4 miles
  • Santers Lane

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.4 miles
  • Dugdale Hill Lane

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 002A, 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

32,247 of 33,755

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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 7 secondary schools. Dame Alice Owen's School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

707 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 248 events.

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