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South Mimms market report EN6 5, Potters Bar

The EN6 5 (South Mimms) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Underneath every chart here sit 2,377 registered sales in EN6 5 (Potters Bar) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Sales recorded to 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release.

In short: the typical home in EN6 5 (Potters Bar) sold for £612,000 in 2026, the median of 24 registered sales, up 17% on five years earlier. The mean was £608,600, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £5,710 per square metre over the last five years. The figures cover 2,377 sales recorded by HM Land Registry since 1995 and refresh with each monthly release: completed sale prices, not valuations or asking prices.

A postcode sector like EN6 5 is a single group of streets within EN6 (Potters Bar), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where EN6 5 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£612,000typical sale, 2026
£5,710/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+17%change over five years, cash
24sales, most recent 12 months
3.5%gross rental yield (est.)

EN6 5 sold prices: where the market stands

The EN6 5 median stands at £612,000 for 2026, built from 24 registered sales; the mean, the figure usually quoted as the "average house price", is £608,600, practically level with it: prices here bunch tightly around the middle.

Price per square metre in EN6 5

Measured by floor area, the last five years of EN6 5 sales average about £5,710 per square metre. Price per square metre is the fair way to compare a one-bed flat with a four-bed house, and it comes from the Energy Performance Certificate on each sold home.

The national median for England and Wales is £285,000, which puts EN6 5 115% above the country at large.

A typical EN6 5 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)

Year by year: the median as it was recorded, and the same figure brought into today's money with ONS CPIH, which is where "did homes get dearer" actually gets answered. Hover shows each year; the legend isolates a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£250k£500k£750k£1.00M1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £81,500 at the time · £177,168 in today's money · 70 sales1996: £78,000 at the time · £164,499 in today's money · 95 sales1997: £87,200 at the time · £178,830 in today's money · 73 sales1998: £100,000 at the time · £201,857 in today's money · 91 sales1999: £113,800 at the time · £226,797 in today's money · 100 sales2000: £140,000 at the time · £274,750 in today's money · 93 sales2001: £161,000 at the time · £309,514 in today's money · 94 sales2002: £196,300 at the time · £369,337 in today's money · 102 sales2003: £227,000 at the time · £418,189 in today's money · 93 sales2004: £232,500 at the time · £422,265 in today's money · 109 sales2005: £200,000 at the time · £355,919 in today's money · 75 sales2006: £246,200 at the time · £427,372 in today's money · 94 sales2007: £265,500 at the time · £450,362 in today's money · 140 sales2008: £242,200 at the time · £397,017 in today's money · 44 sales2009: £221,000 at the time · £355,259 in today's money · 47 sales2010: £286,000 at the time · £448,522 in today's money · 70 sales2011: £250,000 at the time · £377,404 in today's money · 41 sales2012: £275,000 at the time · £404,766 in today's money · 64 sales2013: £310,000 at the time · £446,059 in today's money · 65 sales2014: £346,000 at the time · £490,861 in today's money · 96 sales2015: £378,800 at the time · £535,244 in today's money · 108 sales2016: £392,500 at the time · £549,111 in today's money · 74 sales2017: £452,500 at the time · £617,165 in today's money · 62 sales2018: £457,500 at the time · £609,856 in today's money · 58 sales2019: £431,800 at the time · £565,986 in today's money · 44 sales2020: £474,000 at the time · £615,025 in today's money · 60 sales2021: £525,000 at the time · £664,718 in today's money · 87 sales2022: £615,000 at the time · £721,158 in today's money · 67 sales2023: £490,000 at the time · £538,390 in today's money · 45 sales2024: £528,200 at the time · £561,585 in today's money · 30 sales2025: £545,000 at the time · £558,033 in today's money · 62 sales2026: £612,000 at the time · £612,000 in today's money · 24 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£612,000£612,00024
2025£545,000£558,03362
2024£528,200£561,58530
2023£490,000£538,39045
2022£615,000£721,15867
2021£525,000£664,71887
2020£474,000£615,02560
2019£431,800£565,98644
2018£457,500£609,85658
2017£452,500£617,16562
2016£392,500£549,11174
2015£378,800£535,244108
2014£346,000£490,86196
2013£310,000£446,05965
2012£275,000£404,76664
2011£250,000£377,40441
2010£286,000£448,52270
2009£221,000£355,25947
2008£242,200£397,01744
2007£265,500£450,362140
2006£246,200£427,37294
2005£200,000£355,91975
2004£232,500£422,265109
2003£227,000£418,18993
2002£196,300£369,337102
2001£161,000£309,51494
2000£140,000£274,75093
1999£113,800£226,797100
1998£100,000£201,85791
1997£87,200£178,83073
1996£78,000£164,49995
1995£81,500£177,16870

In cash terms the typical EN6 5 home went from £81,500 in 1995 to £612,000 in 2026, roughly 8 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 245%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2022; the current median sits about 15% below that. Someone who bought at the 2022 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the EN6 5 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -25% 0% 1996 · −4.3% on the year before1997 · +11.8% on the year before1998 · +14.7% on the year before1999 · +13.8% on the year before2000 · +23.0% on the year before2001 · +15.0% on the year before2002 · +21.9% on the year before2003 · +15.6% on the year before2004 · +2.4% on the year before2005 · −14.0% on the year before2006 · +23.1% on the year before2007 · +7.8% on the year before2008 · −8.8% on the year before2009 · −8.8% on the year before2010 · +29.4% on the year before2011 · −12.6% on the year before2012 · +10.0% on the year before2013 · +12.7% on the year before2014 · +11.6% on the year before2015 · +9.5% on the year before2016 · +3.6% on the year before2017 · +15.3% on the year before2018 · +1.1% on the year before2019 · −5.6% on the year before2020 · +9.8% on the year before2021 · +10.8% on the year before2022 · +17.1% on the year before2023 · −20.3% on the year before2024 · +7.8% on the year before2025 · +3.2% on the year before2026 · +12.3% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2010 (+29.4% on the year before); the weakest, 2023 (−20.3%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Growth per year, over one to twenty years

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)+12.3%+9.7%
5 years (since 2021)+3.1%−1.6%
10 years (since 2016)+4.5%+1.1%
20 years (since 2006)+4.7%+1.8%

Each row is compound annual growth of the median; ONS CPIH supplies the real-terms deflator. Annualising irons out the cycle, which the chart above shows in full, and past growth records what happened rather than predicting anything.

The turnover behind the prices

How many homes change hands

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

50100150200 1995: 70 sales1996: 95 sales1997: 73 sales1998: 91 sales1999: 100 sales2000: 93 sales2001: 94 sales2002: 102 sales2003: 93 sales2004: 109 sales2005: 75 sales2006: 94 sales2007: 140 sales2008: 44 sales2009: 47 sales2010: 70 sales2011: 41 sales2012: 64 sales2013: 65 sales2014: 96 sales2015: 108 sales2016: 74 sales2017: 62 sales2018: 58 sales2019: 44 sales2020: 60 sales2021: 87 sales2022: 67 sales2023: 45 sales2024: 30 sales2025: 62 sales2026: 24 sales1995200020052010201520202026

Over the last twelve months of data, 24 sales completed in EN6 5. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 100 sales a year before the financial crisis and 46 a year over the last five. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.

The shape of the EN6 5 market

Only 24 sales completed here in the last twelve months of data, which makes EN6 5 a thin market. Each figure rests on few transactions, so single streets can swing the median and the charts deserve a sceptical squint. Expect volatility in the annual figures: swings past ten per cent show up repeatedly above, and they usually reflect the mix of homes sold in a given year rather than genuine repricing.

What homes rent for around EN6 5

EN6 5 falls under Hertsmere, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £1,802 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £1,238 a month here against £2,761 for four or more bedrooms.

Average monthly rent by size, Hertsmere

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £1,238 a month£1,2381 bed2 bed: £1,580 a month£1,5802 bed3 bed: £1,911 a month£1,9113 bed4+ bed: £2,761 a month£2,7614+ bed

Against the £612,000 median purchase price, a rent of £1,802 a month (£21,624 a year) works out at a 3.5% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

What people ask about EN6 5 (South Mimms)

Is EN6 5 (South Mimms) a good place to buy a house?
EN6 5 (South Mimms) sold prices are up 17% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in EN6 5 (South Mimms)?
Land Registry recorded 24 sales in EN6 5 (South Mimms) in 2026, with a median sold price of £612,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in EN6 5 (South Mimms)?
In EN6 5 (South Mimms) the median moved up 12% year on year; over five years it is up 17%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Are EN6 5 prices heading up or down?

That question has no honest answer, only evidence. The evidence: the median is up 17% over five years in cash but down 8% after inflation. Weigh the volume chart alongside the price one before deciding anything, and bear in mind every figure is a completed sale that reached the register weeks after completion.

EN6's current homes for sale

This is what you could actually buy today: 100 homes currently on the market from 10 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole EN6 district, not just EN6 5: live asking prices are collected per district.

£1,325,000Typical asking price now (EN6 district)
10 below what sold nearby33 in line with nearby sales29 above nearby sales24 well above nearby sales

Of everything listed here, 10% asks less than the sold record of comparable homes. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every EN6 home for sale on the map →

Live asking prices from estate agents who publish a feed to HomesIndex, refreshed every Monday and Thursday: a sample of the market, not every home for sale. Asking prices are not sale prices.

The price of an extra bedroom in EN

Real sold prices by size across the EN area, straight from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£525,000£690,000 (+31%)£975,000 (+41%)£1,359,000 (+39%)
Semi-detached£402,625£470,000 (+17%)£555,000 (+18%)£720,000 (+30%)£971,000 (+35%)
Terraced£361,750£424,000 (+17%)£480,000 (+13%)£610,000 (+27%)£830,000 (+36%)
Flat£250,000£335,000 (+34%)£469,000 (+40%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Where too few homes exist to say anything meaningful, the cell is blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the EN area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in EN6

A few minutes' walk can separate two very different markets. Here are EN6's other sectors, each with its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
EN6 1£645,00032
EN6 2£530,00035
EN6 3£532,50018
EN6 4£650,00025

Zoom out to the full EN6 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how EN6 compares with its neighbours.

Before you sell in EN6 5: what the record supports

Ground the asking price in real sold prices first. The average prices map gives a rough value in a minute: start at EN6 5's shading and zoom to the sold homes on the street itself. Agents work from this same Land Registry record when they value; this page puts it in front of you before they arrive.

For local estate agents: each district report carries one featured-agent spot, free while founding places last. Claim EN6 5.

Keep digging

Answers come from the same Land Registry data behind this report, and the AI knows you are asking about EN6 5. Free, with a one click sign in.

See every individual EN6 5 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

About the numbers: everything is computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to the address; today's-money figures use the ONS CPIH index, and rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents by local authority. These are medians of recorded sales, not valuations, and none of it is financial advice.