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Potters Bar Parkfield

Middle area

East Hertsmere. 8,135 people in 7.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 8% of people in Potters Bar Parkfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£630,000
Joint 397th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,980
3,596th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
8%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Potters Bar Parkfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar Parkfield at a rate of 110.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Other crime216
Violence and sexual offences198
Anti-social behaviour151
Shoplifting148
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage and arson44
Drug offences37
Burglary32
Theft from the person12
Robbery10

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Potters Bar Parkfield compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Potters Bar ParkfieldMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Hertsmere · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hertsmere13 areas from £421,250 to £1,082,500. The middle area is £540,000. Potters Bar Parkfield is £630,000.
£630,0003rd most expensive
Population13 middle areas, Hertsmere · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hertsmere13 areas from 5,391 to 11,113. The middle area is 7,980. Potters Bar Parkfield is 7,980.
7,9807th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Hertsmere · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Hertsmere13 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 8.0%. Potters Bar Parkfield is 8.0%.
8%7th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Hertsmere · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hertsmere13 areas from 76.4% to 97.7%. The middle area is 91.2%. Potters Bar Parkfield is 87.2%.
87.2%4th lowest

Is Potters Bar Parkfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar Parkfield at a rate of 110.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.1 per 1,000 people across Hertsmere.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Potters Bar Parkfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (216), violence and sexual offences (198) and anti-social behaviour (151).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Hertsmere

These figures are published for the whole of Hertsmere, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hertsmere and not Potters Bar Parkfield alone. See Hertsmere

Average house price
£548,704
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,813
68th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.5×
17th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
Joint 81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Potters Bar Parkfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Potters Bar Parkfield was £630,000 in 2025.

Potters Bar Parkfield had 7,980 usual residents at the census.

About 8% of people in Potters Bar Parkfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Potters Bar Parkfield, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.