Potters Bar Parkfield

Hertsmere · East of England · population 8,011 · 5 LSOAs

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

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

Residents7,981
Median age (est.)48
Density1,120per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above39%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 4%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 10%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 79%Asian 10%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 27% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 Parkfield is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #793 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 13 in Hertsmere. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (91) and lowest on Living environment (43). Typical homes here sold for about £635,585 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 114 sales), 14% above the wider Hertsmere median of £555,600. Typical household take-home income is around £48,185 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 81 · #1,321
Employment 79 · #1,417
Education 85 · #1,006
Health 84 · #1,067
Crime 71 · #1,972
Housing & access 91 · #636
Living environment 43 · #3,919

House prices ?

£635,585median (12m) · +11.3% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£635,585114+11.3%+21.1%
Detached£897,50042-14.5%+26.7%
Semi-detached£699,95035+18.6%+33.3%
Terraced£467,47512-1.6%+8.3%
Flat£287,50025+12.7%+1.8%
This area£635,585
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)£48,185±£6,780 · #1,414 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,374
Price-to-income ?13.2×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 755 offences
Hertsmere75
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,715 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences186
Theft326
Burglary43
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons44
Drugs35
Robbery13
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 151 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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