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.

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.

House prices in EN5

Median sale price in EN5: £588,000

Homes sold in EN5, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	325 sales, median £588,000
Detached	36 sales, median £1,028,750
Semi-detached	100 sales, median £738,500
Terraced	63 sales, median £600,000
Flats and maisonettes	126 sales, median £356,500

Across Barnet the average price was £589,011 in May 2026, down 4.5% on a year earlier.

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.

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.