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EN6 5NU

Potters Bar Oakmere · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5NT 55 m
EN6 5QD 86 m
EN6 5BX 91 m
EN6 5NS 96 m
EN6 5NX 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.693398
Longitude
-0.166321
British National Grid easting
526,835
British National Grid northing
200,996

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
E00119736
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 003D · E01023574
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 003 · E02004898

Postcode source versions

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Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
103, Chace Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 5NU 14 December 2018 £280,000
103, Chace Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 5NU 1 July 2016 £260,000
150, Chace Avenue, Potters Bar, EN6 5NU 24 February 2015 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    152 m

  2. Stormont School

    Other independent school

    835 m

  3. Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    985 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Other theft 189
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 131
  • Vehicle crime 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

26 female, 27 male

Postcode households
21
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 0.9% 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.

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

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    791 m

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    791 m

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    936 m

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.0 km

  • POTTERELLS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82058

    4.7 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Coningsby Drive

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Stamford Close

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Carpenter Way

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Bowmans Close

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Tempest Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.3 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.

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
3
Low risk addresses
1
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oakmere Primary School is the nearest published school at 152 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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