Valley View Barnet
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (EN5), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20043860.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £612,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (A: 4, C: 2, D: 6, E: 6).
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 D; 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 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 92 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longrove Surgery, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £612,000 | £612,000 | £612,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £595,000 | £595,000 | £595,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £610,000 | £560,000 | £660,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £535,000 | £535,000 | £535,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £444,950 | £444,950 | £444,950 |
| 2014 | 2 | £400,000 | £390,000 | £410,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £397,500 | £375,000 | £420,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £310,000 | £280,000 | £340,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £272,500 | £270,000 | £275,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £290,000 | £235,000 | £292,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £253,500 | £253,500 | £253,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2022 | 3 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £612,000 | |
| 28 May 2021 | 11 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £595,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2020 | 4 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £660,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 22 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £560,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2017 | 4 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £600,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 30 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £535,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 3 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £444,950 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 11 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £410,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2014 | 22 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £390,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 12 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 4 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £420,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2012 | 5 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2012 | 32 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2011 | 1 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 20 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2005 | 14 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £292,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2005 | 16 EN5 2NY | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2005 | 23 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2004 | 9 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £253,500 | |
| 22 Dec 2003 | 34 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £263,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2002 | 11 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 30 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £214,950 | |
| 12 Oct 2001 | 19 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 17 May 2001 | 26 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2001 | 18 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 14 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 4 EN5 2NY | Terraced | £121,000 | |
| 12 Sep 1997 | 34 EN5 2NY | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1996 | 16 EN5 2NY | Terraced | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (14); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1930-1949 (7); 1950-1966 (5); 2012 onwards (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (social) (4); 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (36% of about 1,300 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dollis Valley Estate, Including Former Barnet Hill School, Barnet South Community Association Hall And 131-135 Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5: up to 337 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Phase 2, Dollis Valley Estate, Barnet, Herts, EN5, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Phase 2, Dollis Valley Estate, Barnet, Herts, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Dollis Valley Estate, Including Former Barnet Hill School, Barnet South Community Association Hall And 131-135 Mays Lane, Bar, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Dollis Valley Drive Barnet EN5 2TY: up to 223 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School Whitings Road Barnet EN5 2QY: up to 33 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adjacent To Whitings Hill Primary School, Whitings Road, Barnet, EN5 2QY, permissioned (940 m (0.6 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 12 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN5 2NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EN5 2NP | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 1 / 12 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 86 m and 92 m above sea level (90 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN5 2NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EN5 2NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Oakleigh Park 924,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Hadley Wood 362,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | High Barnet Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenerne Drive Chipping Barnet | 180 m |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Car parks | High Barnet Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 23.8 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longrove Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prima Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cedar Lawn Avenue (Dental Surgery) | 360 m |
| Hospital | Barnet Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Barnet Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food - Mays Lane Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.5 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Barnet Old Grammarians Playing Field 3.9 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dollis Valley Allotments 1.6 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Battle of Barnet 1471, a registered battlefield, 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north. 2 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 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitings Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Darland's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Priddeon's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Monken Hadley Common | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Rowley Green | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the street's 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underhill School | Primary | 2–11 | 190 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Totteridge Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional; Achievement: Exceptional; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Whitings Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Catherine's RC School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Pioneer Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barnet and Southgate College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 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: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Foulds School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 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; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Christ Church Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underhill School & Childrens Centre EN5 2LZ | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| The Local Offey EN5 2DY | Retailers - other | 270 m | Exempt | |
| Hope Corner Community Centre EN5 2DY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Kidz Choice EN5 2EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Coopers Of Barnet EN5 2DY | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2021 |
| Co-op EN5 2DY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 360 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Open Palace EN5 2DY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 4 Good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Valley Way Respite Centre EN5 2UP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oyster Close (14); On or near May'S Lane (6); On or near Boardman Close (5); On or near Northbrook Road (5); On or near Windsor Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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
- Food hygiene ratings Valley Way Respite Centre (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, EN5 2UP) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 5 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Northbrook Road · Mayhill Road · Alan Drive · Oyster Close · Leeside · Dollis Brook Walk · Brookside Close · Boardman Close · Windsor Road · Hardy Close · Golda Close · Carter 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.
- 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.