EN5 3GZ

Shenley · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnet
Ward
Shenley
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD6 1FX 453 m
WD6 5PU 465 m
EN5 3JE 529 m
EN5 3HW 599 m
WD6 1JH 602 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN5 3GZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2012
Terminated
1 February 2024
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 3
Latitude
51.659734
Longitude
-0.245408
British National Grid easting
521,459
British National Grid northing
197,118

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Hertsmere · E07000098
Electoral ward
Shenley · E05012192
Parish or community
E04013252
Westminster constituency
Hertsmere · E14001284
Output area
E00119763
Lower layer super output area
Hertsmere 004D · E01023584
Middle layer super output area
Hertsmere 004 · E02004899

Postcode source versions

Explore EN5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
A1 Shooting Ground, A1 Barnet Bypass, Barnet, EN5 3GZ 31 May 2022 £6,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
33
Secondary
9
  1. Kenilworth Primary School

    Community school

    929 m
  2. Saffron Green Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Elstree Screen Arts Academy

    University technical college

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,105
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Other theft 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Drugs 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EN5 3 residents
3,756

Age bands in EN5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

662 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

379 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

919 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

1,022 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

677 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    1.9 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    2.3 km

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    3.1 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    3.7 km

  • SCHOPWICK SURGERY

    EVERETT COURT, ROMELAND, ELSTREE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 3BJ

    ODS code E82043

    4.1 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    4.7 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    4.9 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 156 DEANS LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 9NT

    ODS code E83668

    5.0 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 HARTLEY AVENUE, MILL HILL, LONDON, NW7 2HX

    ODS code E83016

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Rowley Lane

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.3 miles
  • Rowley Lane

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.3 miles
  • Warwick House

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.4 miles
  • Warwick Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.5 miles
  • Chester Road

    BCT · Borehamwood

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hertsmere 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,891 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £6,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in EN5 3GZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hertsmere is £560,436 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 9 secondary schools. Kenilworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 929 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,105 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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