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EN6 5QN

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 5EN 167 m
EN6 5EP 194 m
EN6 5ER 198 m
EN6 5EJ 199 m
EN6 5EY 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN6 5QN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN6
Postcode sector
EN6 5
Latitude
51.688095
Longitude
-0.169935
British National Grid easting
526,600
British National Grid northing
200,400

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
18
Secondary
8

  1. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School

    Other independent special school

    577 m

  2. Oakmere Primary School

    Community school

    790 m

  3. St John's Preparatory and Senior School

    Other independent school

    843 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Other theft 186
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Shoplifting 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE WALK, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1QH

    ODS code E82027

    1.0 km

  • ANNANDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82098

    1.2 km

  • HIGHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82078

    1.2 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    4.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.5 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    4.5 km

  • CUFFLEY AND GOFFS OAK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAYNARD PLACE, CUFFLEY, POTTERS BAR, EN6 4JA

    ODS code E82081

    4.5 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.6 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code F85016

    4.6 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Gregory Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Park Avenue

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Southgate Road

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Stagg Hill

    BCT · Potters Bar

    0.2 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 8 secondary schools. Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School is the nearest published school at 577 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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