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Thinking of living at EN6 1LN? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Heath Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Cranborne Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 87% met the expected standard |
| Oakmere Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| Pope Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Gracewood Academy | Secondary | 200 m | – |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 72.9 · 55.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chancellor's School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lochinver House School | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Stormont School | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Chase House School | Independent | 1000 m | – |
Every primary near EN6 1LN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Potters Bar Tennis Club | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Golf | Former Potters Bar Golf Club | 930 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Revive Fitness & Spa Ltd | 690 m | 4 |
| Pilates | Potters Bar Pilates Studio | 510 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Potters Bar Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | Next Gen Fitness | 380 m | 2 |
| Football | Potters Bar Town F.C. | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Zero Gravity Pilates | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Potters Bar Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Massage | Zero Gravity Pilates | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Vertical Wall | 4.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Potters Bar, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 2.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Mount Grace School, 150 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (routes 84, 398, 305); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 21 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Little Heath Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gracewood Academy, 200 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dame Alice Owen's School (1.5 km) and Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (4.8 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (9.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is 101 Food Centre, 900 m away; Boltons Park Farm (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highview Medical Centre (950 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Potters Nails is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnet General Hospital, 5.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Loaves and Fishes is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Builders Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 113 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 28 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 30% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 43% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Morven Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Next Gen Fitness (400 m).
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 15 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 23 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.