# EN6 1LH: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

EN6 1LH is a postcode in Hertsmere.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hertsmere. Open the map at EN6 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) › [EN6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Hertsmere 001C: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **Potters Bar, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **No property in EN6 1LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at EN6 1LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **Low road and rail noise at EN6 1LH**: Road 49 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lochinver House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lochinver-house-school-e117643) | Independent | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gracewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracewood-academy-e152099) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Little Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-heath-primary-school-e117567) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fenton Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenton-grange-school-e145241) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chase House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-house-school-e140273) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e145293) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Cranborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranborne-primary-school-e117369) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladbrooke-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117370) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £1,590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £835,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £2,215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £1,385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £700,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £1,320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Potters Bar (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (690 m)
- Dental practices: LEIGHTON HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Potters Bar (890 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £548,704** (July 2026). Hertsmere’s average house price was £548,704 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,813** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hertsmere earned a median of £43,813 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 68th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.5×** (2025). A home in Hertsmere costs 12.5 times local full-time pay. 17th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Hertsmere has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hertsmere 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.4** (2025). Hertsmere 001C has a deprivation score of 2.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 546th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £880,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 001C was £880,000 in 2025. Joint 685th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,704** (2021). Hertsmere 001C had 1,704 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,355th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 001C, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EN6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EN6 was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 130th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,261** (2021). EN6 had 30,261 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 912th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in EN6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.5%** (January 2026). In EN6, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)
- Centre: 51.7051, -0.1870

Council: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1870,51.7051,EN61LH

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