EN6 5BP

Potters Bar Oakmere · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 5QS 175 m
EN6 5BW 501 m
EN6 5ER 538 m
EN6 2RT 586 m
EN6 5EP 601 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.683985
Longitude
-0.167584
British National Grid easting
526,774
British National Grid northing
199,947

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
E00119718
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 003D · E01023574
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 003 · E02004898

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
20
Secondary
9
  1. St John's Preparatory and Senior School

    Other independent school

    608 m
  2. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    766 m
  3. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 398
  • Other theft 180
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EN6 5 residents
5,662

Age bands in EN6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,030 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

643 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,555 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,239 residents

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.5 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    1.7 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    1.7 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.0 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code F85016

    4.2 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.2 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.2 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.3 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.6 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MALCOLMS WAY, RESERVOIR RD, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4AQ

    ODS code F85687

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Stagg Hill

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Stagg Hill

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles
  • New Cottage Farm

    BCT · Hadley Wood

    0.3 miles
  • New Cottage Farm

    BCT · Hadley Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 003D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,785 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 9 secondary schools. St John's Preparatory and Senior School is the nearest published school at 608 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 398 events.

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