Potters Bar
Built-up area in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.698, -0.188 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 25 01 |
| Population: | 22,639 |
Potters Bar in the borough of Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, England is a compact suburban town about 13 miles north of central London. It sits on the edge of the Metropolitan Green Belt and benefits from strong transport links - notably the nearby A1(M) and M25 - making it a popular commuter base with parks and local green spaces such as Oakmere Park.
Originally a small rural settlement, Potters Bar was part of Middlesex until boundary changes in the 1960s and has retained hints of its past in older buildings and street names. Today it combines family-oriented residential neighbourhoods, independent shops and light business parks, with an engaged local community and occasional national attention following transport-related incidents that led to improvements in rail safety.
Postcode districts covering Potters Bar
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Islington 11 miles17.6 km
- City of Westminster 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bexley 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Luton 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Sutton 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Croydon 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Slough 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Harrow 9.6 miles15.5 km
- High Wycombe 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Watford 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Harlow 13.5 miles21.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Potters Bar Parkfield Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Potters Bar Furzefield Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Potters Bar Oakmere Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bentley Heath & The Royds Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- North Mymms Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Northaw Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Brookmans Park Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- South Mimms Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Northaw and Cuffley Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Welham Green and Hatfield South Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cuffley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Welham Green Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Potters Bar
EN6 1DB, EN6 5EW, EN6 3EY, EN6 1SL, EN6 1BZ, EN6 1LT, EN6 1TB, EN6 1EJ, EN6 3HZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.4 miles23.3 km
- London City Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Potters Bar Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Brookmans Park Railway Station 1.8 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Potters Bar Ad
- The Hadley Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- West Lodge Park Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express St. Albans - M25, Jct.22 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Sopwell House 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Southgate Hotel London 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Dao by Dorsett North London 4 8.7 miles14 km
- The Pillar Hotel 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Ibis London Elstree Borehamwood 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Tewinbury Farm Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Holtwhites Hotel 5 miles8.1 km
Schools in Potters Bar
- Cranborne Primary School Primary
- Dame Alice Owen's School Secondary
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Little Heath Primary School Primary
- Lochinver House School Independent - all ages
- Oakmere Primary School Primary
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stormont School Independent - primary
- The Wroxham School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wrotham Park Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Barnet Barnet Lane Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Underhill Stadium Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield Campus) University 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hatfield House Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- University of Hertfordshire University 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Middlesex University University 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Oaklands College College 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Brocket Hall Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Alexandra Palace Historic site 7.6 miles12.2 km