Pensilver Close London, Barnet
6 addresses across 1 postcode (EN4), about 20 m long. USRN 20031470.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £470,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Barnet costs £2,133 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is New Barnet, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Belmont Avenue Pleasure Ground, is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgery, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 58 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £487,000 | £487,000 | £487,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £213,000 | £213,000 | £213,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £184,500 | £184,500 | £184,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £129,000 | £129,000 | £129,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2024 | 2 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £470,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2021 | 3 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £487,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2012 | 3 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £84,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Sep 2010 | 4 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2008 | 5 EN4 9BE | Other | £142,100 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Feb 2007 | 1 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 22 May 2006 | 4 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2005 | 2 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 2 May 2003 | 2 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £213,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 1 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £184,500 | |
| 20 Apr 2001 | 4 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 1 EN4 9BE | Terraced | £129,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 C (31% of about 720 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: 3 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Adjacent To 106 -128 Mount Pleasant And 27-37, Langford Road, Barnet, EN4 9HG, permissioned (260 m)
- Land Adjacent To 106 -128 Mount Pleasant And 27-37 Langford Road , Barnet, EN4 9HG, permissioned (270 m)
- 181 Victoria Road, Barnet, EN4 9PA, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 181 Victoria Road, Barnet, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 183 Victoria Road Barnet EN4 9PA: up to 15 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 142 East Barnet Road, Barnet, Herts, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 142 East Barnet Road, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8RD, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Woodgate House And Studio Games Road Cockfosters EN4 9HN: up to 12 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 62 m and 64 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN4 9BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Oakleigh Park 924,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Cockfosters Underground Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edgeworth Road East Barnet | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Cockfosters Station Car Park (TfL) | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 22.1 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Luton Airport LTN | 28.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Svr Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hadley Wood Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Salford - Chapel Street - Vimto Gardens, Chapel Street | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belmont Avenue Pleasure Ground 1.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,020 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cat Hill Allotments 4.5 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trent Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Sewits Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Church Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Oak Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Newman's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Deadman's Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 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 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the street's 6 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Margaret's Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trent CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brookhill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| JCoSS Jewish | Secondary | 11–19 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Danegrove Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| East Barnet School | Secondary | 11–18 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cromer Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Southgate School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| De Bohun Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Church Hill School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Napolitano EN4 9DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 4 Good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Mount Parade Mini Market EN4 9DD | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2021 |
| Popeyes Fish And Chips Kebab EN4 9DD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Caretech Community Services EN4 9QF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| St Margaret's Nursery School EN4 9NT | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fordham Road (17); On or near Appletree Gardens (14); On or near Grove Road (7); On or near Kenley Close (5); On or near Margaret Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- EN4 9BE: 6 addresses
Nearby streets
Edgeworth Road · Edgeworth Road · Provenance Gardens · Margaret Road · Herons Rise · Hamilton Road · Silvercliffe Gardens · Pymmes Brook Drive · Kenley Close · Fordham Road · Botany Close · Appletree Gardens
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.
- 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.