EN5 3BB Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: High Barnet. Region: London.
Streets
- Garthland Drive, Barnet: 19 addresses
- Endersby Road, Barnet: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Barnet in 2026-27: Band D £2,133 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,422 | £1,659 | £1,896 | £2,133 | £2,607 | £3,080 | £3,554 | £4,265 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (60% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1.
- Tree preservation orders: 3 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- öElmbank, Barnet Road,High Barnet,EN5 3HDö, permissioned (240 m)
- Elmbank, Barnet Road, Barnet, EN5 3HD, permissioned (240 m)
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School, Whitings Road, Barnet, EN5 2QY, permissioned (380 m)
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School Whitings Road Barnet EN5 2QY: up to 33 homes, permissioned (400 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 109 m and 118 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Oakleigh Park 924,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | High Barnet Underground Station | 1.8 km |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Garden Close Arkley | 210 m |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 13.1 km |
| Car parks | NCP Barnet the Spires | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 24.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Court House Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Prima Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cedar Lawn Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Barnet Hospital | 410 m |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Compass Group - Barnet Hospital Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Whalebone Park 2.2 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 16 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 400 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bells Hill Allotments 2.1 ha | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Barnet 1471, a registered battlefield, 2.0 km north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whitings Hill | Hill | 590 m south |
| Rowley Green | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Barnet Gate Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Gravel Pit Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Garthland Drive.