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Birch Grove, Potters Bar

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Grove, Potters Bar · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/potters-bar/birch-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for EN6 1SY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£701,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£600,440
36 sales
Price range
£400k – £950k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Jul 2026
EN6 1SY

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At a glance

House prices£702k average19% above the Potters Bar average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkPotters Bar station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 40 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Birch Grove, Potters Bar have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £701,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £531,337. Average sale prices rose from £430,000 in 2016 to £701,667 in 2026 (+63%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 19% above the Potters Bar average of £590,875 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 36% detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Birch Grove range from £400,000 to £950,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 59 streets in Potters Bar with at least two sales in the last year, Birch Grove ranks 12th for average price.

House prices on Birch Grove compared

Birch Grove£701,667
EN6 postcode area£590,875
Potters Bar£590,875
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all EN6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £430,000 (2 sales)2016£430k2017: £566,667 (3 sales)2017£567k2018: £697,350 (5 sales)2018£697k2019: £479,167 (3 sales)2019£479k2020: £652,667 (6 sales)2020£653k2021: £651,115 (5 sales)2021£651k2022: £538,333 (3 sales)2022£538k2023: £482,500 (1 sales)2023£483k2024: £482,500 (1 sales)2024£483k2025: £568,750 (4 sales)2025£569k2026: £701,667 (3 sales)2026£702k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 40 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£531,33726 May 2026
Detached13£725,21214 Jul 2026
Terraced2£515,0003 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Birch Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
36, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 14 Jul 2026£950,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 3 Jun 2026£582,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 26 May 2026£572,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 30 Sep 2025£590,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 25 Jul 2025£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 21 Mar 2025£545,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 28 Jan 2025£630,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 5 Jul 2024£482,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 26 Sep 2023£200,000 OtherFreehold
22, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 25 Apr 2023£482,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 21 Jul 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 1 Jul 2022£615,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 24 Jun 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 15 Dec 2021£818,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 17 Sep 2021£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 28 May 2021£910,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 21 Jan 2021£570,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 8 Jan 2021£472,575 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 1 Dec 2020£546,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 30 Oct 2020£815,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 23 Oct 2020£615,000 OtherFreehold
45, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 7 Sep 2020£800,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 14 Aug 2020£635,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 12 Mar 2020£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 24 Feb 2020£650,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 31 Jan 2020£165,000 OtherFreehold
45, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 20 Sep 2019£171,000 OtherFreehold
9, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 10 May 2019£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 2 Apr 2019£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 25 Jan 2019£447,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 4 May 2018£470,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 4 May 2018£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 16 Mar 2018£850,750 DetachedFreehold
38, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 2 Mar 2018£895,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 29 Jan 2018£846,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 20 Oct 2017£860,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 9 Aug 2017£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 28 Jul 2017£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 9 Dec 2016£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Birch Grove EN6 1SY 12 Oct 2016£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
36, Birch Grove £860,000 (Oct 2017) → £950,000 (Jul 2026) +10%
over 9 yrs
10, Birch Grove £460,000 (Oct 2016) → £590,000 (Sep 2025) +28%
over 9 yrs
9, Birch Grove £410,000 (May 2019) → £500,000 (Jun 2022) +22%
over 3 yrs
45, Birch Grove £171,000 (Sep 2019) → £800,000 (Sep 2020) → £818,000 (Dec 2021) +378%
over 2 yrs
38, Birch Grove £895,000 (Mar 2018) → £910,000 (May 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs
42, Birch Grove £165,000 (Jan 2020) → £615,000 (Oct 2020) +273%
over under a year
34, Birch Grove £400,000 (Jul 2017) → £580,000 (Apr 2019) +45%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Birch Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School 226 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Orchard School 4 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Fenton Grange School 7 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Chase House School 7 pupils Other independent special school 7–16 Report 0.3 mi
Gracewood Academy 420 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Cranborne Primary School 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School 214 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Stormont School 112 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Potters Bar station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Hadley Wood station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Brookmans Park station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Highfield Way (nr, The Walk) 2 min walk
  • Highfield Way (opp, The Walk) 2 min walk
  • Strafford Gate (E-bound, The Walk) 2 min walk
  • Strafford Gate (W-bound, The Walk) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parkfield Medical Centre
    The Walk, Potters Bar · 0.3 mi
  • Highview Medical Centre
    The Elms, High Street, Potters Bar · 0.6 mi
  • Annandale Medical Centre
    The Elms, High Street, Potters Bar · 0.6 mi
  • Potterells Medical Centre
    Station Road, Welham Green, Hatfield · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Potters Bar Superstore · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Potters Bar · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Potters Bar BP · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Potters Bar · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Questmoor Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Leighton House Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Baker Street (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Aj Dental Care · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.1%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented2.9%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.9%64.1%
Aged 65+30.7%18.6%
Residents1,699

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Hertsmere with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birch Grove

Ethnic group

HereHertsmere
White78.8%77.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%10.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%3.7%
Other ethnic group4.7%3.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%4.8%

Religion

HereHertsmere
Christian55.3%41.8%
No religion26.6%24.2%
Not answered6.2%6.5%
Hindu3.6%5%
Jewish3.4%17%
Muslim3.4%3.8%
Other religion0.8%1%
Buddhist0.5%0.6%

Country of birth

HereHertsmere
Born in the UK79.4%77.1%
Born outside the UK20.6%22.9%

Highest qualification

HereHertsmere
Level 4 qualifications and above36.7%39.6%
No qualifications17.2%16%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%14.8%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%13.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%9.2%
Apprenticeship5.5%4.4%
Other qualifications3.7%2.8%

General health

HereHertsmere
Very good health47.7%53.5%
Good health35.5%31.9%
Fair health12.2%10.8%
Bad health3.2%3%
Very bad health1.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHertsmere
1 car or van in household43.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.4%31.1%
No cars or vans in household13.4%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%11.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Hertsmere.

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