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EN6 5BW

Potters Bar Oakmere · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Potters Bar Oakmere
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 2SG 303 m
EN6 2RZ 319 m
EN6 2SH 378 m
EN6 2SE 389 m
EN6 2SA 397 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.683594
Longitude
-0.174804
British National Grid easting
526,276
British National Grid northing
199,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Potters Bar Oakmere · E05012190
Parish or community
E43000288
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119715
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 003E · E01023575
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
50
Primary
22
Secondary
9

  1. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    390 m

  2. St John's Preparatory and Senior School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

  3. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 391
  • Other theft 180
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 5 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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.3 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

    3.8 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.0 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.1 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.2 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code F85016

    4.3 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F85687

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Stagg Hill

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Stagg Hill

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Dove Lane

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles

  • Dove Lane

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 003E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,950 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

50 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 9 secondary schools. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 391 events.

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