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Thinking of living at EN6 4BH? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northaw Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Little Heath Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Chancellor's School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gracewood Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 72.9 · 55.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Onslow St Audrey's School | Secondary | 6.7 km | Attainment 8: 36.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queenswood School | Independent | 1.4 km | 37.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rhodes Wood Hospital School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Stormont School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near EN6 4BH, 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 | Queenswood School | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Swimming | Queenswood School | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Potters Bar Pilates Studio | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Golf | Brookmans Park Golf Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Squash | Next Gen Fitness | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Football | Potters Bar Town F.C. | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Potters Bar Cricket Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Pratique | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Vertical Wall | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Paintball | RW Paintball | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Potters Bar Bowls Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Massage | Zero Gravity Pilates | 3.8 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cuffley, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 663k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Moorgate.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Northaw Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Chancellor's School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 47.6 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (8.6 km) and The Latymer School (9.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.8 km away, with Homewood Delights closer still (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cuffley And Goffs Oak Medical Practice (2.7 km), with Salepick the closest pharmacy (2.8 km).
For a haircut, Sen House of Nails is 2.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnet General Hospital, 9.0 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Cufflley Active Learning Centres is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and Judges the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 31 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Morven Park, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Potters Bar Pilates Studio (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
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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For holidays, London Luton is 25 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% 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.