EN6 3NU

Shenley · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Potters Bar
Ward
Shenley
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 3PP 157 m
EN6 3PW 275 m
EN6 3PZ 297 m
EN6 3NH 312 m
EN6 3PB 316 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 3NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 3
Latitude
51.691648
Longitude
-0.228608
British National Grid easting
522,535
British National Grid northing
200,695

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Shenley · E05012192
Parish or community
E04013252
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119763
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 004D · E01023584
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 004 · E02004899

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cedar Lodge, Greyhound Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3NU 28 June 2022 £2,101,000
Ingham Lodge, Greyhound Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3NU 24 June 2015 £1,125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. St Giles' CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    426 m
  2. The Wroxham School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Dame Alice Owen's School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
524
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 275
  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Vehicle crime 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
EN6 3 residents
5,288

Age bands in EN6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,016 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

737 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,259 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,528 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

957 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 3 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+
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%

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

6

within 5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    3.4 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    3.8 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    3.8 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    4.2 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    4.7 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.7 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

  • Greyhound Lane

    BCT · South Mimms

    0.1 miles
  • Greyhound Lane

    BCT · South Mimms

    0.1 miles
  • St Giles' Avenue

    BCT · South Mimms

    0.2 miles
  • St Giles' Avenue

    BCT · South Mimms

    0.2 miles
  • Blanche Lane

    BCT · South Mimms

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,891 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,101,000 from 1 recorded sale in EN6 3NU. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Giles' CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

524 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 275 events.

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