# Potters Bar Town in Hertsmere, East of England. Potters Bar is a town in Hertsmere, East of England. Median sale price £579,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 91.9 per 1,000 people. About 23,626 people. Town. Code E63004573. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) Potters Bar is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Potters Bar add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £579,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Potters Bar was £579,000 in 2025. 39th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 23,394** (2021). Potters Bar had 23,394 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 472nd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 15%** (2022). About 15% of people in Potters Bar 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Potters Bar, 92.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004573) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 15% of people in Potters Bar live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004573) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 300 homes were sold in Potters Bar in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004573) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Potters Bar. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004573) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Potters Bar had 23,394 usual residents at the census. ## How Potters Bar compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Potters Bar | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £579,000 | 9th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 23,394 | 55th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 15% | 43rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.5% | joint 62nd highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Potters Bar safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar at a rate of 91.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 187 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Potters Bar. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (670), anti-social behaviour (437) and other crime (396). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Potters Bar was 89.8 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Potters Bar, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Potters Bar has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Potters Bar | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Hertsmere 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023576) | 1,460 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.3% | | [Hertsmere 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023577) | 1,700 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% | | [Hertsmere 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023578) | 1,704 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.3% | | [Hertsmere 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023579) | 1,436 | 164.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 70.4% | | [Hertsmere 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023580) | 1,680 | 216.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.9% | | [Hertsmere 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023567) | 2,077 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% | | [Hertsmere 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023568) | 1,553 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% | | [Hertsmere 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023569) | 1,712 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% | | [Hertsmere 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023570) | 1,467 | 115.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.4% | | [Hertsmere 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023571) | 1,588 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% | | [Hertsmere 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023572) | 1,618 | 140.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% | | [Hertsmere 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023573) | 1,312 | 153.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% | | [Hertsmere 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023574) | 1,649 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% | | [Hertsmere 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/neighbourhood/e01023575) | 1,585 | 164.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% | | [Welwyn Hatfield 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/neighbourhood/e01023911) | 1,692 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 73.8% | ## 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. ## Council [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) ## Postcode districts covering Potters Bar [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6) ## Middle areas in Potters Bar [Potters Bar Furzefield](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/potters-bar-furzefield), [Potters Bar Oakmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/potters-bar-oakmere), [Potters Bar Parkfield](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere/potters-bar-parkfield) ## Towns near Potters Bar [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield), [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet), [Borehamwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/borehamwood), [Cheshunt](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cheshunt), [Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hatfield), [London Colney](https://openindex.co.uk/town/london-colney) ## Potters Bar in brief Potters Bar is a town in Hertsmere, East of England. About 23,626 people lived in Potters Bar in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £579,000 in 2025 across 300 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 91.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Potters Bar was £579,000 in 2025. Potters Bar had 23,394 usual residents at the census. About 15% of people in Potters Bar live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Potters Bar, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004573 - Constituency: [Hertsmere †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere) - Council: [Hertsmere †](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 6.14 km² - People, mid-2024: 23,626* - Neighbourhoods: 15 - Output areas: 72 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield), [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet), [Borehamwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/borehamwood), [Cheshunt](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cheshunt), [Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hatfield), [London Colney](https://openindex.co.uk/town/london-colney) ## Latest updates for Potters Bar - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004573 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/potters-bar#f-house-sales-median-price. 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