# EN6 3JN: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

EN6 3JN 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 3JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) › [EN6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Hertsmere 002D: 115 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **Potters Bar, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **1 of 113 properties in EN6 3JN at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 3 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **97.3% can get gigabit broadband at EN6 3JN**: Superfast for 98.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **Low road and rail noise at EN6 3JN**: Road 54 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cranborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranborne-primary-school-e117369) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Wroxham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wroxham-school-e138215) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fenton Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenton-grange-school-e145241) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chase House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-house-school-e140273) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e145293) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Gracewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracewood-academy-e152099) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Lochinver House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lochinver-house-school-e117643) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dame Alice Owen's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dame-alice-owens-school-e136554) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 73.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2024 | £499,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2024 | £447,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| November 2024 | £535,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| February 2023 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| November 2025 | £367,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 430 m |
| March 2026 | £399,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: ORCHARD DENTAL CARE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Potters Bar Express (600 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Potters Bar (990 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Hertsmere 002D has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,467** (2021). Hertsmere 002D had 1,467 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,439th least 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: 91.4%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 002D, 91.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.7%** (August 2026). In Hertsmere 002D, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.7046, -0.2019

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=-0.2019,51.7046,EN63JN

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