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EN5 4AW

Shenley · Hertsmere · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shenley
Local authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN5 4AP 29 m
EN5 4AL 69 m
EN5 4AN 221 m
EN5 4AJ 472 m
EN5 4AQ 500 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN5 4AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN5
Postcode sector
EN5 4
Latitude
51.657616
Longitude
-0.226507
British National Grid easting
522,772
British National Grid northing
196,914

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
35
Secondary
11

  1. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

    Academy converter

    989 m

  2. Christ Church Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. Foulds School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
963
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 288
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Vehicle crime 86
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
EN5 4 residents
6,059

Age bands in EN5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

533 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,344 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,664 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,259 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN5 4 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+
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

  • THE OLD COURT HOUSE SURGERY

    27 WOOD STREET, BARNET, EN5 4BB

    ODS code E83012

    1.8 km

  • LONGROVE SURGERY

    VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, BARNET, EN5 2ED

    ODS code E83017

    2.4 km

  • FAIRBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 FAIRWAY AVENUE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 1PR

    ODS code E82012

    3.2 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BOREHAMWOOD SHOPPING CENTRE, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 4PR

    ODS code E82117

    3.5 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83044

    3.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    4.2 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    4.3 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

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

    ODS code E83024

    4.8 km

  • MILLWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83016

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Galley Lane

    BCT · High Barnet

    0.5 miles

  • Galley Lane

    BCT · High Barnet

    0.5 miles

  • Galley Lane

    BCT · High Barnet

    0.5 miles

  • Garden Close Arkley

    BCT · Arkley

    0.5 miles

  • Garden Close Arkley

    BCT · Arkley

    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

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is the nearest published school at 989 m.

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

Recorded crime

963 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 288 events.

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