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Thornton Road, Potters Bar

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thornton Road, Potters Bar · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/potters-bar/thornton-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for EN6 1BY, EN6 1JR, EN6 1JH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£633,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£418,371
31 sales
Price range
£233k – £688k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
EN6 1JH

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At a glance

House prices£634k average7% above the Potters Bar average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkPotters Bar station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% leaseholdAcross 34 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

31 property sales on Thornton Road, Potters Bar have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £633,750. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £368,659. Average sale prices rose from £349,417 in 2016 to £633,750 in 2026 (+81%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 7% above the Potters Bar average of £590,875 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 71% flat, 10% terraced, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Road range from £233,000 to £687,500. 29% of homes sold here were freehold and 71% leasehold. Of 59 streets in Potters Bar with at least two sales in the last year, Thornton Road ranks 26th for average price.

House prices on Thornton Road compared

Thornton Road£633,750
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: £349,417 (6 sales)2016£349k2017: £490,833 (3 sales)2017£491k2018: £399,000 (3 sales)2018£399k2019: £468,833 (3 sales)2019£469k2020: £456,667 (3 sales)2020£457k2021: £433,750 (4 sales)2021£434k2023: £455,000 (1 sales)2023£455k2024: £313,167 (3 sales)2024£313k2025: £343,333 (3 sales)2025£343k2026: £633,750 (2 sales)2026£634k

Tenure: 29% freehold and 71% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat22£368,65913 May 2025
Terraced3£449,6678 Feb 2021
Detached3£575,0006 Feb 2026
Semi-detached3£595,00020 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Thornton Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 6 Feb 2026£687,500 DetachedFreehold
9, Thornton Road EN6 1JJ 20 Jan 2026£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Thornton Road EN6 1JJ 18 Sep 2025£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 13 May 2025£420,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 21 Mar 2025£300,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 31 Jan 2025£310,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 5 Sep 2024£465,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 28 Jun 2024£241,500 FlatLeasehold
3, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 2 May 2024£233,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 28 Jul 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 21 Jul 2023£455,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 19 Jul 2023£137,500 FlatLeasehold
17, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 1 Nov 2021£425,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 29 Sep 2021£440,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 28 Jun 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 8 Feb 2021£435,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 22 Jun 2020£430,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 22 May 2020£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 28 Feb 2020£290,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 28 Nov 2019£422,500 FlatLeasehold
27, Thornton Road EN6 1JJ 25 Oct 2019£484,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 23 Jan 2019£500,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 7 Nov 2018£340,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 3 Sep 2018£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 8 Jun 2018£302,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 30 Jun 2017£500,000 DetachedFreehold
36A, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 28 Mar 2017£537,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 7 Mar 2017£435,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Thornton Road EN6 1JJ 28 Nov 2016£325,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Thornton Road EN6 1JJ 12 Oct 2016£430,000 TerracedFreehold
44A, Thornton Road EN6 1JH 28 Jun 2016£269,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 25 May 2016£415,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Cringle Court, Thornton Road EN6 1JR 11 May 2016£270,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Claregate, Thornton Road EN6 1BY 29 Apr 2016£387,500 FlatLeasehold

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
32, Thornton Road £500,000 (Jun 2017) → £687,500 (Feb 2026) +38%
over 9 yrs
19, Claregate, Thornton Road £340,000 (Nov 2018) → £300,000 (Mar 2025) -12%
over 6 yrs
3, Cringle Court, Thornton Road £233,000 (May 2024) → £310,000 (Jan 2025) +33%
over under a year
17, Claregate, Thornton Road £425,000 (Nov 2021) → £465,000 (Sep 2024) +9%
over 3 yrs
10, Claregate, Thornton Road £415,000 (May 2016) → £435,000 (Jun 2021) +5%
over 5 yrs
5, Claregate, Thornton Road £435,000 (Mar 2017) → £422,500 (Nov 2019) -3%
over 3 yrs
27, Thornton Road £430,000 (Oct 2016) → £484,000 (Oct 2019) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Thornton Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Little Heath Primary School 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Stormont School 112 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Gracewood Academy 420 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Lochinver House School 314 pupils Other independent school 3–13 Report 0.4 mi
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School 226 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Queenswood School 426 pupils Other independent school Methodist 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Oakmere Primary School 226 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Chase House School 7 pupils Other independent special school 7–16 Report 0.9 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Brookmans Park station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Hadley Wood station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Church Road (nr, Hatfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Church Road (opp, Hatfield Road) 2 min walk
  • Hatfield Road (nr, Church Road) 3 min walk
  • Quakers Lane (nr, Hatfield Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highview Medical Centre
    The Elms, High Street, Potters Bar · 0.4 mi
  • Annandale Medical Centre
    The Elms, High Street, Potters Bar · 0.4 mi
  • Parkfield Medical Centre
    The Walk, Potters Bar · 0.7 mi
  • Potterells Medical Centre
    Station Road, Welham Green, Hatfield · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Potters Bar · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Potters Bar BP · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Potters Bar Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Potters Bar · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Elms Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Questmoor Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Greenleaves Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Leighton House Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Aj Dental Care · 1.0 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.3%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented6.0%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.3%64.1%
Aged 65+23.3%18.6%
Residents1,693

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Welwyn Hatfield 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 Thornton Road

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White87.9%78.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%4.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%6.1%
Other ethnic group2.1%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Christian53.7%47.2%
No religion32.6%37%
Not answered5.3%6.7%
Jewish4.4%0.9%
Hindu2.4%3.2%
Other religion0.9%0.7%
Muslim0.4%3.3%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK85.8%78%
Born outside the UK14.2%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above40.7%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.1%
No qualifications14.2%14.3%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%9.2%
Apprenticeship4.3%4.5%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health54.1%51.7%
Good health32%33.5%
Fair health10.9%11%
Bad health2.2%3.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household43.6%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household34.7%29.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household13%11.3%
No cars or vans in household8.8%17.6%

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 Welwyn Hatfield.

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