EN5 3HL postcode in Barnet, England

EN5 3HL is a postcode in Barnet, in the High Barnet ward. It is in the Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Barnet: 80% Typical price £590,000 Homes sold in EN5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 25.3% on the year before Nearest station Elstree & Borehamwood 2.9 km in a straight line

Where EN5 3HL is, and what is near it

Map of EN5 3HL and what is near it Map of EN5 3HL: its centre point, with the 124 other postcodes in the EN5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EN5 3AP: also in EN5 3EN5 3AS: also in EN5 3EN5 3AT: also in EN5 3EN5 3AU: also in EN5 3EN5 3AX: also in EN5 3EN5 3AY: also in EN5 3EN5 3AZ: also in EN5 3EN5 3BD: also in EN5 3EN5 3BE: also in EN5 3EN5 3BF: also in EN5 3EN5 3BG: also in EN5 3EN5 3BH: also in EN5 3EN5 3BP: also in EN5 3EN5 3BS: also in EN5 3EN5 3BT: also in EN5 3EN5 3BU: also in EN5 3EN5 3BW: also in EN5 3EN5 3BX: also in EN5 3EN5 3BY: also in EN5 3EN5 3BZ: also in EN5 3EN5 3DA: also in EN5 3EN5 3DB: also in EN5 3EN5 3DE: also in EN5 3EN5 3DT: also in EN5 3EN5 3EL: also in EN5 3EN5 3EN: also in EN5 3EN5 3ET: also in EN5 3EN5 3EU: also in EN5 3EN5 3EW: also in EN5 3EN5 3EX: also in EN5 3EN5 3EY: also in EN5 3EN5 3EZ: also in EN5 3EN5 3HA: also in EN5 3EN5 3HB: also in EN5 3EN5 3HE: also in EN5 3EN5 3HH: also in EN5 3EN5 3HJ: also in EN5 3EN5 3HN: also in EN5 3EN5 3HP: also in EN5 3EN5 3HQ: also in EN5 3EN5 3HS: also in EN5 3EN5 3HT: also in EN5 3EN5 3HU: also in EN5 3EN5 3HX: also in EN5 3EN5 3JF: also in EN5 3EN5 3JN: also in EN5 3EN5 3JP: also in EN5 3EN5 3JR: also in EN5 3EN5 3JS: also in EN5 3EN5 3JT: also in EN5 3EN5 3JU: also in EN5 3EN5 3JW: also in EN5 3EN5 3JX: also in EN5 3EN5 3JY: also in EN5 3EN5 3JZ: also in EN5 3EN5 3LE: also in EN5 3EN5 3LF: also in EN5 3EN5 3LH: also in EN5 3EN5 3LJ: also in EN5 3EN5 3LL: also in EN5 3EN5 3LN: also in EN5 3EN5 3LP: also in EN5 3EN5 3LQ: also in EN5 3EN5 3LT: also in EN5 3EN5 3LU: also in EN5 3EN5 3LW: also in EN5 3EN5 3LX: also in EN5 3EN5 3LY: also in EN5 3EN5 3NA: also in EN5 3EN5 3NB: also in EN5 3 School 1.5 kmSchool 2.0 kmGP 2.6 kmGP 2.7 kmElstree & Borehamwood station 2.9 kmMill Hill Broadway station 3.9 kmHigh Barnet EN5 3HL Map of EN5 3HL and what is near it Map of EN5 3HL: its centre point, with the 124 other postcodes in the EN5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.0 kmGP 2.6 kmGP 2.7 kmHigh Barnet EN5 3HL
  • EN5 3HL
  • Other postcodes in EN5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6474, longitude -0.2388)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EN5 3HL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EN5 3HL?

Every home and business at EN5 3HL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Barnet: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Barnet: 99%

The line marks the figure across Barnet.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EN5 3HL?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Barnet's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EN5 3HL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EN5 3HL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Barnet

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EN5 3HL: 14,074 properties in Barnet are at high risk (8% of all its properties). All the figures for Barnet

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EN5 3HL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EN5 3HL?

Homes in EN5 3 sold for a typical £590,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, down 25.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£590,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£790,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 25.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached Not enough sales to price (3)
  • Semi-detached £642,500 8 sales
  • Terraced £600,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £438,750 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EN5 district: a typical £590,000 from 299 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EN5 3HL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EN5 3HL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at EN5 3HL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at EN5 3HL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EN5 3HL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around EN5 3HL. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EN5 3HL

Band D in Barnet for 2026‑27: £2,133. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,133 (band D) to £4,265 (band H); band G, the most common, is £3,554.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,422
Band Bwithheld£1,659
Band Cwithheld£1,896
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,133
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£2,607
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,080
Band Gabout 330 (45%)£3,554
Band Habout 190 (26%)£4,265

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 23% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 20% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Barnet before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EN5 3HL is in (ONS area E01000253), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest open schools to EN5 3HL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EN5 3HL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EN5 3HL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EN5 3HL is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Mill Hill Broadway Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Glebe Lane, 266 m away.

More stations near EN5 3HL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EN5 3HL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EN5 3HL?

0 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EN5 3HL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Barnet Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 1.2 kmWalk
  • Drax Electric Vehicles Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22.1 kW 2.4 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest to the centre of EN5 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EN5 3HL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EN5 3HL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EN5 3HL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EN5 3HL?

The nearest vets to the centre of EN5 3HL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EN5 3HL in a conservation area?

The centre of EN5 3HL is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EN5 3HL?

Police.uk records 91 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EN5 3HL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Other theft23 reports
Anti-social behaviour22 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, drugs 2, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EN5 3HL

Ward
High Barnet
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnet
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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