Electoral wardE05012190
Potters Bar Oakmere ward, Hertsmere
Potters Bar Oakmere is one of 16 electoral wards of Hertsmere Borough Council, in Hertfordshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,791 residents in 2,388 households — 2,230 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hertsmere constituency; for county elections it is in the Potters Bar East division.
Residents, 20215,791council ward average 6,739
Households2,3882.43 residents per household
Density2,230/ km²about 2.60 km² · Hertsmere 1,066
Aged 65+20.0%Hertsmere: 17.8% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 328
5–96.3% · 365
10–157.2% · 417
16–194.0% · 233
20–245.8% · 333
25–3412.1% · 698
35–4919.1% · 1,106
50–6419.9% · 1,154
65–7410.0% · 579
75–846.3% · 365
85+3.7% · 212
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.8% · 426
1 car or van41.2% · 985
2 cars or vans30.0% · 717
3 or more10.9% · 260
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hertsmere overall: 64.2% owned, 17.3% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.4% · 821
With mortgage29.0% · 692
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented19.5% · 467
Private rented16.6% · 396
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house11.6% · 276
Semi-detached house46.7% · 1,116
Terraced house15.6% · 373
Purpose-built flat21.9% · 524
Converted house2.4% · 57
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office1.0% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012190- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- County council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- County division
- Potters Bar East
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldenham East20.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned4,953AAldenham West21.4% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned5,109BBentley Heath & The Royds25.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,974BBorehamwood Brookmeadow12.8% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned8,836BBorehamwood Cowley Hill12.7% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned9,506BBorehamwood Hillside12.9% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned8,595BBorehamwood Kenilworth11.9% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned9,387BBushey Heath29.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned5,426BBushey Park19.9% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned7,280BBushey St James18.0% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned7,699EElstree18.6% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,096PPotters Bar Furzefield17.4% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,787PPotters Bar Parkfield25.8% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned4,991SShenley18.1% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned5,391
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.