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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtEN6
Telephone code01707
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:42 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,980 residentsin the Potters Bar Parkfield census areaMedian age 47.63,380 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright4% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,666 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 40% go by car, 9% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWar Memorialhistoric site · 2.5 miCockfosters Water Towerhistoric site · 2.8 miFoxhole Hillhill · under a mileLudlow's Lakelake · 2.4 miThree Oak Hillhill · 1.2 miBeech Hill Lakelake · 2.7 miLower Halfpenny Bottomvalley · 1.4 miDeep Bottomvalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOakmere Parkpark · within reach · 7 haMorven Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haPotters Bar Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 41 haNorthaw Great Woodpark · 1.9 mi · 123 haPotters Bar Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileChauncy Avenue Allotment Siteallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202026 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,652 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPotter Bar Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHighview Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyQuestmoor Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGreenleaves Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationEnfield Police Service5.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Potters Barright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 4 independent, 5 specialPrimaryLadbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 226 pupilsunder a mileIndependentStormont Schoolages 4-11, 112 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGracewood Academyages 11-18, 420 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationPotters Barunder a mileUndergroundHigh Barnet Underground Station3.3 miBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield5.4 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town11 miBus stops66 within a mileCar parkLantern House Car ParkPotters Barunder a mileEV chargingTesla SuperchargerPotters Bar2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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