# EN6 2RW: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

EN6 2RW 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 2RW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) › [EN6 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6-2)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Hertsmere 003E: 164 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **Potters Bar, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **No property in EN6 2RW 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=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **£553,008 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EN6 2RW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **Low road and rail noise at EN6 2RW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **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=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW
- **16.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elysium-healthcare-potters-bar-clinic-school-e145962) | Special | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladbrooke-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117370) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakmere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakmere-primary-school-e117371) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fenton Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenton-grange-school-e145241) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chase House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-house-school-e140273) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e145293) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Stormont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stormont-school-e117644) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Preparatory and Senior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-preparatory-and-senior-school-e102065) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £236,800 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £296,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2023 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £188,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (590 m); QUESTMOOR PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: AJ DENTAL CARE (200 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Potters Bar BP (530 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Potters Bar (580 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Potters Bar Superstore (580 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £553,008** (August 2026). Hertsmere’s average house price was £553,008 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.6×** (2025). A home in Hertsmere costs 12.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 17th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Hertsmere 003E has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £548,125** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 003E was £548,125 in 2025. 3,629th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Hertsmere 003E had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 003E, 99.6% 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: 51.6893, -0.1775

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), August 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=-0.1775,51.6893,EN62RW

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