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EN5 2EL

Underhill · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnet
Ward
Underhill
Local authority
Barnet
Constituency
Chipping Barnet
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN5 5RH 17 m
EN5 2EN 39 m
EN5 5UE 74 m
EN5 2GD 83 m
EN5 2HY 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN5 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 2
Latitude
51.650645
Longitude
-0.196263
British National Grid easting
524,883
British National Grid northing
196,190

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Electoral ward
Underhill · E05013647
Parish or community
E43000193
Westminster constituency
Chipping Barnet · E14001169
Output area
E00001429
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 001F · E01000293
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 001 · E02000024

Postcode source versions

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Avenue Mansions, 2, Bedford Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EL 29 June 2021 £485,000
Avenue Mansions, 2, Bedford Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EL 17 November 2017 £471,000
Avenue Mansions, 5, Bedford Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EL 8 May 2015 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
46
Secondary
16

  1. Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School

    Academy converter

    130 m

  2. St Catherine's RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    274 m

  3. Barnet and Southgate College

    Further education

    369 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 779
  • Anti social behaviour 470
  • Shoplifting 372
  • Vehicle crime 284
  • Other theft 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
EN5 2 residents
13,312

Age bands in EN5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,566 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

3,495 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,667 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,374 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    229 m

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    445 m

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    46 STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET, BARNET, EN5 1QH

    ODS code E83044

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    2.0 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    2.1 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

    50 OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH, WHETSTONE, LONDON, N20 9EX

    ODS code E83024

    2.8 km

  • COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CTRE

    COCKFOSTERS MEDICAL CENTRE, HEDDON COURT AVENUE, COCKFOSTERS, BARNET, EN4 9NB

    ODS code F85016

    3.3 km

  • OAKLEIGH ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    280 OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH, WHETSTONE, LONDON, N20 0DH

    ODS code E83003

    3.8 km

  • SOUTHGATE

    270 CHASE SIDE, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4PR

    ODS code F85032

    3.9 km

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

    TORRINGTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 16 TORRINGTON PARK, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83013

    4.0 km

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, TORRINGTON PARK, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83010

    4.0 km

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    TORRINGTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 16 TORRINGTON PARK, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83021

    4.0 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, NEW SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N11 1EY

    ODS code E83621

    4.0 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    MALCOLMS WAY, RESERVOIR RD, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4AQ

    ODS code F85687

    4.3 km

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    4.4 km

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

    36B WOODHOUSE ROAD, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 0RG

    ODS code E83666

    4.5 km

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Barnet Station

    BCT · Barnet

    0.0 miles

  • High Barnet Station / Meadway

    BCT · Barnet

    0.1 miles

  • High Barnet Station

    BCT · Barnet

    0.1 miles

  • High Barnet Station

    TMU · Barnet

    0.1 miles

  • High Barnet Underground Station

    MET · Barnet

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 001F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,879 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

88 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 16 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 779 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.