Potten End
Potten End is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 3,500. The area has 2 bus stops, around 2 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Berkhamsted, 2.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Potten End area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dacorum area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 155,081 residents at roughly 730 people per km².
- Council
- Dacorum
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 150th of 294 English council areas — better than 49% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
23°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 16° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:21
12h 48m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 75% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Berkhamsted and Tring · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priority f…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
160 reported road collisions (2024)
32 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
169 food businesses within 2 miles
- 147 rated 4–5 ★ (120 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Berkhamsted (2.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Berkhamsted (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£459,438 average▲ 1.8% YoY
Across Dacorum · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,583 average monthly rent▲ 0.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,091
- 2 bed £1,368
- 3 bed £1,643
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (2.8 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Saba UK (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools10
- Sports pitches25
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
155,081 residents in Dacorum · 730/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 240 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,409 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 67,930)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
80 schools · 28,467 pupils
55 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 20 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashlyns SchoolGood
- Laureate AcademyGood
- The Adeyfield AcademyGood
- The Astley Cooper SchoolGood
- The Hemel Hempstead SchoolGood
- John F Kennedy Catholic School
- Kings Langley School
- Longdean School
- Tring School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dacorum
Care & health services
1,172 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices170
- Dentists295
- Homecare agencies329
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 31 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
258 applications decided
85.3% granted · 220 granted, 38 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 4
- Con 18
- LD 19
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,930 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised
e.g. Become a Piano Tutor in Potten End – Flexible & Remote, Online History Tutor - Part Time, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Potten End – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£889 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£31,901 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 76,523 certificates
8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 16% · Biomass 8%
191 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harpenden and Berkhamsted:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s401 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership357 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership324 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test230 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office224 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Nettleden with Potten End · 0.1 km
Nettleden with Potten End is a civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, covering the villages of Potten End and Nettleden and the surrounding rural area.
Potten End · 0.3 kmPotten End is a village in west Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, two miles (3.2 km) east-north-east of Berkhamsted, three miles (4.8 km) north west of Hemel Hempstead and two miles south ea…
Danais (hundred) · 0.6 kmDanais Hundred was a judicial and taxation subdivision of Hertfordshire, in the west of the county, that existed from the 10th to the 19th century. It gave its name to the modern local government district of Dacorum…
Dacorum · 0.6 kmDacorum is a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. The council is based in Hemel Hempstead. The borough also includes the towns of Berkhamsted and Tring and surrounding villages. The…
- Little Heath, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · 0.7 km
Little Heath is a partly wooded area with scattered housing, just south of the village of Potten End, Hertfordshire, England.
- Little Heath Pit · 0.7 km
Little Heath Pit is a 0.3-hectare (0.74-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Little Heath near Potten End in Hertfordshire. It is part of the Ashridge Estate, owned by the National Trust, and the lo…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Potten End?
- Potten End is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Dacorum local authority.
- How deprived is Potten End?
- The Dacorum local authority, which includes Potten End, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.