Estate agents in EN5
EN5 is a postcode district in Barnet, where 325 homes were sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £588,000, according to HM Land Registry. There are 16 estate agent branches with an office in the district.
How estate agents in EN5 compare
EN5 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 323 sales in EN5 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £600,000.
26.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.5 years and sold for a median of 9.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £512,500 in 2016 and £600,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in EN5
Median sale price in EN5: £600,000
| All homes | 323 sales, median £600,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 37 sales, median £1,095,000 |
| Semi-detached | 106 sales, median £744,500 |
| Terraced | 64 sales, median £600,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 116 sales, median £357,500 |
Across Barnet the average price was £595,331 in June 2026, down 4.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £512,500 (577 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £490,000 (443 sales) |
| 2018 | £500,000 (499 sales) |
| 2019 | £520,000 (407 sales) |
| 2020 | £595,000 (386 sales) |
| 2021 | £610,000 (608 sales) |
| 2022 | £535,000 (568 sales) |
| 2023 | £595,000 (357 sales) |
| 2024 | £575,000 (413 sales) |
| 2025 | £600,000 (461 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
New Barnet station is about 0.7 miles from the centre of EN5, with Oakleigh Park about 1.3 miles away, Hadley Wood about 1.5 miles and New Southgate about 3 miles. The nearest Underground stop is High Barnet at about 0.2 miles, followed by Totteridge & Whetstone about 1.3 miles away, Cockfosters about 1.8 miles and Woodside Park about 2 miles. The A1000, A110, A411, A1081 and A5109 pass through or beside the area. M25 junction 24 at Potters Bar and A1(M) junction 1 at Bignells Corner are each about 3 miles away. London City Airport is about 14 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 17 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near EN5
EN5 has seven primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, including St Catherine's RC School (Roman Catholic) at about 0.2 miles and Cromer Road Primary School at about 0.6 miles. Monken Hadley CofE Primary School (Church of England) is about 1 mile away. Secondary options include Ark Pioneer Academy (sixth form, free school) at about 0.2 miles, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (girls only, sixth form, academy) at about 0.4 miles and JCoSS (Jewish, sixth form) at about 1 mile. Independent schools include Lyonsdown School (girls only) at about 0.4 miles and Mount House School at about 1 mile. Orange Tree School, a special school, is about 1.5 miles away. Barnet and Southgate College is about 0.5 miles away and Middlesex University about 4.4 miles.
Living in EN5
EN5 is an urban postcode district with about 37,700 residents, in or beside the built-up area of Barnet. There are at least 7 supermarkets, including Tesco Express at about 0.5 miles and Sainsbury's New Barnet at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 17 convenience stores and a market, Barnet Market, at about 0.8 miles. Food and drink includes at least 14 pubs, with the Queens Arms about 0.1 miles away, along with at least 27 cafés and 22 restaurants. Vale Drive Medical Practice is about 0.2 miles away and there are at least 6 pharmacies and 9 dentists. Barnet Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 1.0 miles away. Chipping Barnet Library is about 0.8 miles away and Barnet Post Office about 0.6 miles. There are at least 18 named parks, with Highlands Gardens, New Barnet Reservoir and Barnet Hill Common each about 0.1 miles away.
A short history of EN5
The name Barnet is recorded as Barneto in about 1070 and comes from an Old English term for ground cleared with fire, in woodland that belonged to the Abbey of St Albans. King John granted a market charter to the abbot in 1199. Arkley hosted the Barnet manorial court in the 13th century and appears as Arkleyslond in 1332. The Church of St John the Baptist was built around 1400 by Abbot John de la Moote. It is the highest graded of the 30 listed buildings near the centre (Grade II*, with the other 29 Grade II). The Battle of Barnet was fought at nearby Monken Hadley in 1471. Barnet Fair dates from 1588. Arkley Windmill was in use by 1806 and St Peter's Church was built in 1840. Arkley joined Barnet Urban District in 1905. From 1940 the Radio Security Service operated at Arkley View in Arkley. The area became part of Greater London in 1965.
Landscape and geography in EN5
The centre of EN5 stands about 97 metres (318 feet) above sea level. Streams run through or along the edge of the area, with Dollis Brook about 0.5 miles from the centre and Pymme's Brook about 1.0 miles. The open coast is about 32 miles distant. Beech Hill Lake is about 1.1 miles away and Darland's Lake about 1.5 miles. Highwood Hill reaches 144 metres (472 feet) at about 2.4 miles, while Deacons Hill reaches 148 metres (485 feet) at about 4 miles. The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, is about 13 miles distant. Bentley Heath is about 2.2 miles off and Wash Lane Common about 2.8 miles.
People and homes in EN5
Census 2021 figures show about 40,000 usual residents in EN5, with 17% aged under 15, 65% aged 15 to 64 and 18% aged 65 and over. At the 2021 Census there were about 16,200 households with an average size of 2.4 people and 31% had dependent children, higher than the 28% in England. Census 2021 figures show 14% of households in detached houses, 32% in semi-detached houses, 16% in terraced houses and 37% in flats, maisonettes or apartments. At the 2021 Census 62% of households owned their home, 14% rented socially and 23% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for 31 March 2026 show band D as the most common council tax band at 27% of about 17,190 homes. Environment Agency data from June 2026 covers rivers and the sea and shows 1 residential property at high risk, 23 at medium risk and 90 at low risk.
Economy and jobs in EN5
In 2024 about 142,000 jobs were located in the wider Barnet council area, with 16.2% in health and 10.6% each in retail and education. United Dominions Trust, in financial service activities, has its headquarters recorded in Barnet (company records, October 2026). Hadley Manor Trading Estate, Queens Road Estate and Wrotham Business Park are about 0.5, 1.2 and 1.7 miles from the centre of EN5. Across the wider Barnet council area the employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 was 72.2% for July 2025 to June 2026, below the United Kingdom's 75.5%. The September 2026 claimant count in the wider Barnet council area was 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 claiming unemployment-related benefits, above the United Kingdom's 3.9%. In 2025 median gross pay of full-time employees working in the wider Barnet council area was £38,294 a year.
Notable people from EN5
High Barnet is the recorded birthplace of people from several fields. Noni Madueke (born 2002) is an English footballer. Nick Griffin (born 1959) is a British politician and screenwriter. Elaine Paige (born 1948) is an English singer, stage actress and radio presenter. Mark Blundell (born 1966) is a British racing driver who worked as a Formula One driver and journalist. Paul Freeman (born 1943) is an English actor in film and television who also produced films. Shelley Conn (born 1976) and Stephanie Beacham (born 1947) are British actresses working in film and on stage. Cicely Saunders (1918 to 2005) was an English nurse, physician and writer who founded the hospice care movement.
Sport and leisure
New Barnet Leisure Centre is listed as a fitness centre with swimming. Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, Totteridge Tennis Club and Ravenscroft Lawn Tennis Club are tennis venues and tennis courts are the most commonly mapped type of pitch or court. Hadley Wood Sports Trust is a soccer sports centre. Cockfosters Bowling Club has a bowls pitch, St. Kiernan's GFC has Gaelic games pitches and Barnet Table Tennis Centre, East Barnet Shooting Club and Fighting Fit Fencing cover other sports. Golf courses include Hadley Wood Golf Course, Old Fold Manor Golf Course and North Middlesex Golf Club. Among the parks and open spaces are Trent Park, Oak Hill Park, Ravenscroft Park, Monken Hadley Common and Hadley Green, along with Oak Hill Wood Nature Reserve and Darland's Lake Nature Reserve. A number of children's playgrounds are also mapped.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in EN5?
- The median price paid in EN5 was £588,000 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. By property type the median price paid over the same period was £1,028,750 for detached houses; £738,500 for semi-detached houses; £600,000 for terraced houses; £356,500 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in EN5 over the last year?
- HM Land Registry records 325 standard sales in EN5 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 36 detached houses; 100 semi-detached houses; 63 terraced houses; 126 flats.
- What are the transport links in EN5?
- High Barnet Underground stop is about 0.2 miles from the centre and New Barnet railway station is about 0.7 miles away. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line and M25 junction 24 (Potters Bar) is about 3 miles away.
- How many primary and secondary schools are near EN5?
- There are 7 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being St Catherine's RC School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Ark Pioneer Academy at about 0.2 miles and Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are in EN5?
- There are 16 estate agent sales branches with an office in the EN5 postcode district.
Areas near EN5
EN5 is in Barnet.
Estate agents near EN5
- Bairstow EvesBarnet EN5 1ET0.2 miles
- Robert Alexander HomesBarnet EN5 50.4 miles
- Spencer & SenerBarnet EN5 5RU0.4 miles
- Ellis & Co.Barnet EN5 5RU0.4 miles
- Winkworth Barnet Estate AgentsBarnet EN5 5UW0.5 miles
- Patterson Property ServicesBarnet EN5 5JQ0.5 miles
- Hunters Estate AgentsBarnet EN5 5UW0.5 miles
- Andrews BarnetBarnet EN5 5UR0.6 miles
- Your Move Spencer & Sener BarnetBarnet EN5 1QW0.7 miles
- Andrew WardBarnet EN5 5SY0.7 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of EN5.
Show all 10 EN5 estate agents with an easyProperty page (of 14 branches)
- Andrews Barnet EN5
- Andrew Ward EN5
- Ellis & Co. EN5
- Hamilton Chase EN5
- Hunters EN5
- Lowthers EN5
- Patterson Property Services EN5
- Savills EN5
- Spencer & Sener EN5
- Statons EN5