EN5 4PY Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: High Barnet. Region: London.
Streets
- Hadley Highstone, London: 20 addresses
- Langley Row, London: 2 addresses
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 E (33% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Monken Hadley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 for Monken Hadley CA Area 1, Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- HADLEY HIGHSTONE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Dolphin Manor, 105 Camlet Way, Barnet, permissioned (860 m)
- Dolphin Manor, 105 Camlet Way, Barnet, EN4 0NJ, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 22 addresses are between 122 m and 126 m above sea level (124 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 13%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Potters Bar 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | High Barnet Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Hadley Highstone Monken Hadley | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | NCP Barnet the Spires | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 25.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Luton Airport LTN | 26.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Court House Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wilkinson Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Dental Practice | 920 m |
| Hospital | Hadley Wood Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hadley Green 5.1 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 50 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Byng Road Playing Fields 6.3 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 8.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Barnet 1471, a registered battlefield, 380 m south. 63 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 380 m south |
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-east |
| Hadley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Stable Block to Hadley House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| St Marthas Convent (The Mount House) With Attached Stable Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Wrotham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bournwell Hill | Hill | 940 m east |
| Deadman's Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km north-east |
| Priddeon's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Cockshot Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Monken Hadley Common | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Bentley Heath Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Hadley Highstone.