# EN6 9GB: area report for a postcode in Hertsmere

EN6 9GB 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 9GB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) › [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) › [EN6 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6-9)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Hertsmere 001D: 165 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **Potters Bar, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **No property in EN6 9GB 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=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Hertsmere 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **£548,704 average price**: For the whole of Hertsmere, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **56% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EN6 9GB**: Road 58 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **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=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fenton Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fenton-grange-school-e145241) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chase House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chase-house-school-e140273) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e145293) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Cranborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranborne-primary-school-e117369) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gracewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracewood-academy-e152099) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladbrooke-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117370) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lochinver House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lochinver-house-school-e117643) | Independent | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pope Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pope-paul-catholic-primary-school-e151984) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2024 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £101,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £259,995 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Potters Bar (240 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (60 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (810 m); QUESTMOOR PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: LEIGHTON HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (170 m); BAKER STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Potters Bar (180 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Potters Bar Superstore (810 m, Tesco); M&S Potters Bar BP (990 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Hertsmere 001D has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hertsmere 001D was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,436** (2021). Hertsmere 001D had 1,436 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,865th 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: 70.4%** (January 2026). In Hertsmere 001D, 70.4% 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.

## 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: 51.6987, -0.1903

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.1903,51.6987,EN69GB

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