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Potters Bar Oakmere: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Potters Bar Oakmere neighbourhood of Hertsmere, England (ONS area Hertsmere 003). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes EN6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near EN6 5LE.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Potters Bar Oakmere is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Hertsmere (5 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £550,000 and flats for £285,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Hertsmere (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Potters Bar, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£550,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£285,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Potters Bar Oakmere sits in Hertsmere
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Potters Bar Oakmere
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Hertsmere, 5 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Potters Bar Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern and Thameslink to Welwyn Garden City (about 12 min); Great Northern to Moorgate (about 37 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Gracewood Academy 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Barnet General Hospital 5.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Potters Bar Oakmere
What is the typical house price in Potters Bar Oakmere?
£550,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Potters Bar Oakmere compare with the rest of Hertsmere?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Hertsmere.
Is Potters Bar Oakmere an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Potters Bar Oakmere gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Potters Bar Oakmere?
Potters Bar. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern and Thameslink to Welwyn Garden City (about 12 min); Great Northern to Moorgate (about 37 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Potters Bar Oakmere?
Nearest state primary school. Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Gracewood Academy. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.