EN5 4RA postcode in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire

EN5 4RA is a postcode in Hertsmere, in the Shenley ward. It is in the Hertsmere parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force 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. Hertsmere: 90% Typical price £638,000 Homes sold in EN5 4, last 12 months. ▼ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Elstree & Borehamwood 3.7 km in a straight line

Where EN5 4RA is, and what is near it

Map of EN5 4RA and what is near it Map of EN5 4RA: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the EN5 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EN5 4AG: also in EN5 4EN5 4AH: also in EN5 4EN5 4AJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4AL: also in EN5 4EN5 4AN: also in EN5 4EN5 4AP: also in EN5 4EN5 4AQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4AR: also in EN5 4EN5 4AT: also in EN5 4EN5 4AU: also in EN5 4EN5 4AW: also in EN5 4EN5 4AY: also in EN5 4EN5 4AZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4BB: also in EN5 4EN5 4BD: also in EN5 4EN5 4BE: also in EN5 4EN5 4BJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4BL: also in EN5 4EN5 4BP: also in EN5 4EN5 4BQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4BS: also in EN5 4EN5 4BT: also in EN5 4EN5 4BU: also in EN5 4EN5 4BW: also in EN5 4EN5 4BX: also in EN5 4EN5 4BY: also in EN5 4EN5 4BZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4DA: also in EN5 4EN5 4DB: also in EN5 4EN5 4DF: also in EN5 4EN5 4DG: also in EN5 4EN5 4DH: also in EN5 4EN5 4DJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4DN: also in EN5 4EN5 4DP: also in EN5 4EN5 4DQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4DR: also in EN5 4EN5 4DS: also in EN5 4EN5 4DU: also in EN5 4EN5 4DX: also in EN5 4EN5 4DY: also in EN5 4EN5 4DZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4EA: also in EN5 4EN5 4EB: also in EN5 4EN5 4ED: also in EN5 4EN5 4EE: also in EN5 4EN5 4EF: also in EN5 4EN5 4EG: also in EN5 4EN5 4EL: also in EN5 4EN5 4EN: also in EN5 4EN5 4EP: also in EN5 4EN5 4EQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4ER: also in EN5 4EN5 4ES: also in EN5 4EN5 4ET: also in EN5 4EN5 4EU: also in EN5 4EN5 4EW: also in EN5 4EN5 4EX: also in EN5 4EN5 4EY: also in EN5 4EN5 4EZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4HA: also in EN5 4EN5 4HB: also in EN5 4EN5 4HD: also in EN5 4EN5 4HF: also in EN5 4EN5 4HG: also in EN5 4EN5 4HH: also in EN5 4EN5 4HJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4HL: also in EN5 4EN5 4HN: also in EN5 4EN5 4HP: also in EN5 4EN5 4HQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4HR: also in EN5 4EN5 4HW: also in EN5 4EN5 4HX: also in EN5 4EN5 4HY: also in EN5 4EN5 4HZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4JB: also in EN5 4EN5 4JD: also in EN5 4EN5 4JE: also in EN5 4EN5 4JG: also in EN5 4EN5 4JH: also in EN5 4EN5 4JJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4JL: also in EN5 4EN5 4JN: also in EN5 4EN5 4JP: also in EN5 4EN5 4JQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4JT: also in EN5 4EN5 4JW: also in EN5 4EN5 4JX: also in EN5 4EN5 4JY: also in EN5 4EN5 4LA: also in EN5 4EN5 4LB: also in EN5 4EN5 4LD: also in EN5 4EN5 4LE: also in EN5 4EN5 4LG: also in EN5 4EN5 4LH: also in EN5 4EN5 4LJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4LL: also in EN5 4EN5 4LN: also in EN5 4EN5 4LP: also in EN5 4EN5 4LQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4LR: also in EN5 4EN5 4LS: also in EN5 4EN5 4LU: also in EN5 4EN5 4LX: also in EN5 4EN5 4ND: also in EN5 4EN5 4NE: also in EN5 4EN5 4NF: also in EN5 4EN5 4NG: also in EN5 4EN5 4NH: also in EN5 4EN5 4NJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4NL: also in EN5 4EN5 4NP: also in EN5 4EN5 4NQ: also in EN5 4EN5 4NR: also in EN5 4EN5 4NS: also in EN5 4EN5 4NT: also in EN5 4EN5 4NU: also in EN5 4EN5 4NW: also in EN5 4EN5 4NX: also in EN5 4EN5 4NY: also in EN5 4EN5 4NZ: also in EN5 4EN5 4PA: also in EN5 4EN5 4PD: also in EN5 4EN5 4PH: also in EN5 4EN5 4PJ: also in EN5 4EN5 4PL: also in EN5 4EN5 4PP: also in EN5 4EN5 4PT: also in EN5 4EN5 4QH: also in EN5 4EN5 4QL: also in EN5 4EN5 4QN: also in EN5 4EN5 4QS: also in EN5 4EN5 4QT: also in EN5 4EN5 4RB: also in EN5 4EN5 4RD: also in EN5 4EN5 4RE: also in EN5 4EN5 4RL: also in EN5 4EN5 4RN: also in EN5 4EN5 4RP: also in EN5 4EN5 4RS: also in EN5 4EN5 4RT: also in EN5 4EN5 4RW: also in EN5 4EN5 4RX: also in EN5 4EN5 4SN: also in EN5 4 GP 2.9 kmElstree & Borehamwood station 3.7 kmHadley Wood station 3.8 kmHigh Barnet EN5 4RA Map of EN5 4RA and what is near it Map of EN5 4RA: its centre point, with the 174 other postcodes in the EN5 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.8–2.9 kmHigh Barnet EN5 4RA
  • EN5 4RA
  • Other postcodes in EN5 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.6677, longitude -0.2319)

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 4RA?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EN5 4RA?

None of the homes and businesses at EN5 4RA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Hertsmere: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Hertsmere: 99%

The line marks the figure across Hertsmere.

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 4RA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Hertsmere Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Hertsmere Borough Council's bin days

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 4RA 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 4RA.

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 Hertsmere

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EN5 4RA: 3,574 properties in Hertsmere are at high risk (6.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Hertsmere

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 4RA 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 4RA?

Homes in EN5 4 sold for a typical £638,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£638,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£673,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,057,500 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £725,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £660,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £282,500 14 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 4RA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EN5 4RA 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 4RA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at EN5 4RA. 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 4RA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around EN5 4RA. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). 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 4RA

Band D in Hertsmere for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,812 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,406.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (8%)£1,604
Band Babout 40 (8%)£1,871
Band Cabout 100 (19%)£2,139
Band Dabout 180 (35%)£2,406
Band Eabout 40 (8%)£2,940
Band Fabout 40 (8%)£3,475
Band Gabout 60 (12%)£4,010
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,812

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 12% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Hertsmere 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 4RA is in (ONS area E01023584), 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 4RA?

The nearest open schools to EN5 4RA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EN5 4RA is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Hadley Wood Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

0 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EN5 4RA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Applegreen Electric Charging point · 6 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Applegreen Electric Charging point · 16 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS · up to 40 kW 2.3 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 4RA?

The nearest to the centre of EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

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 4RA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EN5 4RA, 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 4RA?

The nearest vets to the centre of EN5 4RA 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 4RA in a conservation area?

The centre of EN5 4RA is in one area with planning rules of its 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 4RA?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EN5 4RA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

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 4RA

Ward
Shenley
Parish
South Mimms and Ridge
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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