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Thinking of living at EN6 4HN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuffley School | Primary | 0 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 1.7 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Goffs Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 49.1 · 15.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 8.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wren Academy Enfield | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 20.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Goffs - Churchgate Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gracewood Academy | Secondary | 4.9 km | – |
| St John's Preparatory and Senior School | Independent | 3.8 km | 29.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queenswood School | Independent | 3.9 km | 37.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stormont School | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
Every primary near EN6 4HN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | King George V Playing Fields (Potters Bar) | 330 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Botany Bay Cricket Club | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Football | Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Potters Bar Pilates Studio | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | Crews Hill Golf Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Queenswood School | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | Next Gen Fitness | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Vertical Wall | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Cuffley Rugby Club | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Rectory Farm Shooting Ground | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Paintball | RW Paintball | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Potters Bar Bowls Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Zero Gravity Pilates | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Massage | Zero Gravity Pilates | 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cuffley, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 663k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Moorgate.
The nearest bus stop is Theobald's Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 242); 2 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
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 Cuffley School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Goffs Academy, 3.8 km away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 15.4% 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, 500 m away; Salepick Pharmacy (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cuffley And Goffs Oak Medical Practice (500 m), with Salepick the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Cuffley Barbers is 450 m 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.
Haus Bar & Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Plough the nearest pub (700 m).
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 Gladding Road Open Space, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre (4.4 km).
28 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
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.