EN6 5DT

Potters Bar Oakmere · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 5DN 4 m
EN6 5BB 31 m
EN6 5BT 46 m
EN6 5BY 77 m
EN6 5LS 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 July 2023
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.697241
Longitude
-0.174602
British National Grid easting
526,252
British National Grid northing
201,409

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
E00119725
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 003B · E01023572
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 003 · E02004898

Postcode source versions

Explore EN6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Reliant House, Oakmere Mews, Potters Bar, EN6 5DT 19 July 2021 £2,030,000
Reliant House, Oakmere Mews, Potters Bar, EN6 5DT 13 August 2018 £660,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    364 m
  2. Stormont School

    Other independent school

    444 m
  3. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 541
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Other theft 221
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    146 m

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    146 m

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    416 m

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    4.1 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Tempest Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Parkfield Medical Centre

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Quakers Lane

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 003B, 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

16,451 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 541 events.

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