Potters Bar Furzefield

Hertsmere · East of England · population 6,786 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #800 of 6,856 in England
  • #93 of 746 in East of England
  • #4 of 13 in Hertsmere
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,811
Median age (est.)43
Density1,396per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above37%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 11%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 78%Asian 11%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 29% · Hindu 5%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Potters Bar Furzefield is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #800 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (88) and lowest on Living environment (67). Typical homes here sold for about £620,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 68 sales), 12% above the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £48,621 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 71 · #2,013
Employment 80 · #1,369
Education 73 · #1,822
Health 88 · #841
Crime 81 · #1,321
Housing & access 86 · #958
Living environment 67 · #2,233

House prices ?

£620,000median (12m) · +12.7% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£620,00068+12.7%+18.1%
Detached£740,0009+2.7%+13.8%
Semi-detached£638,75040+14.1%+19.4%
Terraced£610,0007+16.2%+38.6%
Flat£352,50012+28.2%
This area£620,000
Hertsmere£555,600
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,621±£6,816 · #1,320 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,897
Price-to-income ?12.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 311 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,763 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences150
Theft43
Burglary18
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons20
Drugs16
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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