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EN6 5EB

Potters Bar Oakmere · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN6 2RJ 54 m
EN6 5EU 60 m
EN6 2RH 86 m
EN6 5EH 96 m
EN6 5ES 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.689469
Longitude
-0.175016
British National Grid easting
526,245
British National Grid northing
200,544

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
E00119717
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 003E · E01023575
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 003 · E02004898

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
83, Southgate Road, Potters Bar, EN6 5EB 13 December 2024 £400,000
87, Southgate Road, Potters Bar, EN6 5EB 29 November 2024 £441,000
65, Southgate Road, Potters Bar, EN6 5EB 17 October 2022 £630,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
18
Secondary
7

  1. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    383 m

  2. Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    839 m

  3. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    889 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,583
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Other theft 217
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

17 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    704 m

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    1.0 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    1.0 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    4.4 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.6 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.7 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.8 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    4.8 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.8 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code F85016

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Southgate Road

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Gregory Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £500,500 from 4 recorded sales in EN6 5EB. 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

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 7 secondary schools. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,583 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 501 events.

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