Buying a home in EN6, Potters Bar. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£622kmost £550k–£704k
Houses per m²£6,393flats £4,898
Sold last year2161,476 in five years
Prices in Hertsmere+1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EN6 sold for £622,059 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £550,000 and £703,533, for about 94 m² of space.

216 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £207k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EN6 5 (£6,077) and the most in EN6 3 (£6,557).

Across Hertsmere, prices are up 1.3% on a year ago and up 2.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,941 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,837 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £124,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.

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House prices in EN6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£561,555£393k–£652k75 m²9
2£529,801£453k–£616k70 m²258
3£622,059£550k–£704k94 m²509
4£723,058£626k–£832k120 m²211
5+£1,032,898£867k–£1.35m174 m²216

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£562k£530k£622k£723k£1.03m
Detached—£628k£757k£810k£1.16m
Semi-detached—£546k£614k£686k£747k
Terraced—£428k£485k£535k£788k
Flats£207k£297k£307k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EN6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
EN6 1£6,480£5,139
EN6 2£6,552£4,979
EN6 3£6,557£4,736
EN6 4£6,330£4,327
EN6 5£6,077£4,934

Schools near EN6

Best state primary within 2 kmCranborne Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmDame Alice Owen's School91.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about EN6

Is EN6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Hertsmere are up 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (91.4% against 43.8%); 216 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EN6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EN6 sold for £622,059 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £550,000 and £703,533.

How many homes sell in EN6 each year?

216 homes sold in the last year and 1,476 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near EN6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Cranborne Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near EN6?

For a 3-bedroom house, EN7 (£492k, 7 km), AL10 (£414k, 8 km), WD6 (£538k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.