Arkley View London, Barnet
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (EN5), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20001320.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £1,920,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Barnet cost £592,892 in August 2026 (-4.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,953 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Field No 122, is 290 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Barnet costs £2,133 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Elstree and Borehamwood, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 134 to 136 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Old Court House Surgery, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £1,920,000 | £1,920,000 | £1,920,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £1,330,000 | £1,330,000 | £1,330,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £1,850,000 | £1,850,000 | £1,850,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £775,000 | £775,000 | £775,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £1,250,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,400,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £1,210,000 | £1,210,000 | £1,210,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2018 | 1 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,330,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 2 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,920,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 2 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,100,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2009 | 3 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,850,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2005 | 3 EN5 3JP | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2004 | 5 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,400,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2002 | 5 EN5 3JP | Detached | £1,210,000 |
House prices and rents in Barnet
A typical home in Barnet cost £592,892 in August 2026, 4.4% less than a year before. That is 2% less than five years earlier and 5% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,599,518 |
| Semi-detached | £846,012 |
| Terraced | £631,961 |
| Flat or maisonette | £364,239 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £463,079 |
Private renters in Barnet paid £1,953 a month on average in September 2026, 2.9% more than a year before. That is 33% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,502 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,862 |
| Three bedrooms | £2,261 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £3,199 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 223 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 24,171 kWh of it on average in 2024, 67% more than the district's 14,463 kWh, and 5,494 kWh of electricity, 45% more than the district's 3,779 kWh. There are gas meters for about 86% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is EN5.
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 street: most are in band G (45% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1.
- Tree preservation orders: 17 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- öElmbank, Barnet Road,High Barnet,EN5 3HDö, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Elmbank, Barnet Road, Barnet, EN5 3HD, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Arkley Reservoir, Rowley Green Road, Barnet, Herts, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Arkley Reservoir, Rowley Green Road, Barnet, Herts, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School, Whitings Road, Barnet, EN5 2QY, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School Whitings Road Barnet EN5 2QY: up to 33 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 290 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field No 122 Barnet Road, Arkley, Hertfordshire | 1954 to 1956 | Inert | 290 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 134 m and 136 m above sea level (135 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN5 3JP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| EN5 3JW | 100% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elstree and Borehamwood 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quinta Drive Arkley | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP Barnet the Spires | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Old Court House Surgery Good Aug 2025 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prima Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cedar Lawn Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Barnet Hospital Requires improvement May 2019 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Arkley Care Home Good Oct 2022 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Barnet Hospital Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 16 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 10 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Bells Hill Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Barnet 1471, a registered battlefield, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rowley Green | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Whitings Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Barnet Gate Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Gravel Pit Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
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) | 12.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Barnet: see them on the Barnet page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitings Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 22% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Post-16 provision: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 87.1 (85.6 in 2025 and 86.6 in 2024); 100% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade A+; 83.8% AAB or better; progress above average |
| Foulds School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 84% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
| Christ Church Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 30% at the higher standard (2025; 81% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
| Saffron Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 36% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 44% in 2024 and 21% in 2023) |
| Underhill School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Kenilworth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 37% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 33% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixation Academy of Performing Arts Whitings Hill Primary Holiday Camp EN5 2QY | Out-of-school day care | 54 | Feb 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Whitings Hill EN5 2QY Non Stop Action EN5 2QY | Out-of-school day care | 17 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Barnet Hospital Nursery EN5 3DJ | Full day care | 36 | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Fighting Fit Fencing Club EN5 4DL | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Barracudas (Barnet) EN5 4DQ | Out-of-school day care | 120 | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| MultiSports Activity Camp Foulds EN5 4NR | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| LBL Foulds EN5 4NR | Out-of-school day care | 25 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Foulds Pre-school Ltd EN5 4NR | Full day care | 31 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 167 childminders and 129 home childcarers (nannies) in Barnet. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hazel Mead (4).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 50% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 21:35 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | A411, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 5 Jun 2021 09:50 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A411, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Arkley Drive · Oaklands Lane · Hazel Mead · Hedgerow Lane · Chenies Place · Arkley Lane · Saddlers Close · Chartridge Close · Chartridge Close · Quinta Drive · Oaklands Lane · Stonecroft Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.