Potters Bar Oakmere
Safety and schools may need closer review
Potters Bar Oakmere at a glance
- House prices
- £583,625
- Higher prices94th percentile
- Schools
- 21st percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 49th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 103.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak23rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land26th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Potters Bar Oakmere a good place to live?
Potters Bar Oakmere has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Hertsmere below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Potters Bar Oakmere
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 103.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 23rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Potters Bar Oakmere
House prices
- Median sale price
- £583,625
- Percentile
- 94th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 46 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Potters Bar Oakmere
Schools
21st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Potters Bar Oakmere
Flood risk
1.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.1% of the area. That is the 26th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Potters Bar Oakmere
Transport
49th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Potters Bar Oakmere a good place to live?
Potters Bar Oakmere has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Potters Bar Oakmere safe?
Potters Bar Oakmere ranks in the 23rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Potters Bar Oakmere?
The median sale price was £583,625 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 94th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Potters Bar Oakmere?
Schools rank in the 21st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Potters Bar Oakmere?
Nearby public profiles include Bushey St. James in Hertsmere and Bentley Heath & The Royds in Hertsmere.
