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Pubs 73 Restaurants 439 Banks 14 Hotels 50 Shops 1,122 Supermarkets 39 Takeaways 122 Cinemas 17 Attractions 244 Business services 128 Education 425 Health and beauty 729 Home improvement 360 Leisure 60 Property services 137




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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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