# EN5

Postcode district covering Barnet, Underhill and Ducks Island, in Barnet.

EN5 is a postcode district covering Barnet, Underhill and Ducks Island, in Barnet. Median sale price £600,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 82.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code EN5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EN5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EN5 was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 148th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 40,202** (2021). EN5 had 40,202 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 449th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.1%** (January 2026). In EN5, 64.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in EN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=EN5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 461 homes were sold in EN5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EN5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EN5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EN5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EN5 had 40,202 usual residents at the census.

## How EN5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EN5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £600,000 | 3rd most expensive | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2025 |
| Population | 40,202 | 3rd most populated | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 64.1% | lowest | 11 postcode districts, EN · Jan 2026 |

## Is EN5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EN5 at a rate of 82.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.5 per 1,000 people across the EN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 253 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EN5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (864), anti-social behaviour (797) and other crime (485).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EN5 was 82.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in EN5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EN5 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EN5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barnet 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000248) | 1,703 | 213.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 71.0% |
| [Barnet 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000249) | 1,613 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 67.4% |
| [Barnet 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000250) | 2,610 | 126.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.7% |
| [Barnet 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000254) | 1,600 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 60.0% |
| [Barnet 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000292) | 1,545 | 97.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 61.9% |
| [Barnet 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000293) | 1,772 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.8% |
| [Barnet 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000246) | 1,520 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.8% |
| [Barnet 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000247) | 1,696 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.1% |
| [Barnet 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000251) | 2,262 | 141.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 43.4% |
| [Barnet 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000252) | 1,715 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.9% |
| [Barnet 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000285) | 1,513 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Barnet 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000287) | 1,631 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Barnet 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000288) | 1,548 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.0% |
| [Barnet 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000289) | 1,583 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 48.0% |
| [Barnet 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000291) | 1,561 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.6% |
| [Barnet 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000294) | 1,811 | 202.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 52.5% |
| [Barnet 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000267) | 1,527 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.1% |
| [Barnet 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000268) | 2,075 | 100.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 45.5% |
| [Barnet 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000269) | 1,386 | 101.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.3% |
| [Barnet 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000270) | 1,545 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 48.2% |
| [Barnet 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000253) | 1,984 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 27.9% |
| [Barnet 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000286) | 1,715 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Barnet 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000290) | 1,621 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 63.5% |

## Your MP

- [Chipping Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chipping-barnet): Dan Tomlinson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hertsmere): Sir Oliver Dowden (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.6% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in EN5

[Ducks Island & Underhill](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/ducks-island-and-underhill), [Hadley Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/hadley-wood), [High Barnet & Hadley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/high-barnet-and-hadley), [New Barnet West](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/new-barnet-west), [Totteridge & Barnet Gate](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/totteridge-and-barnet-gate)

## Postcode sectors in EN5

[EN5 1 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-1), [EN5 2 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-2), [EN5 3 (125 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-3), [EN5 4 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-4), [EN5 5 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-5), [EN5 9 (27 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5-9)

## Council

[Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

## Towns in EN5

[Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

## Postcode districts next to EN5

[AL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al9), [EN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en4), [EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6), [N20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n20), [NW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw7), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6)

## Nearest rail stations

[High Barnet (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1943,51.6505), [Hadley Wood (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1762,51.6685), [New Barnet (3.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1730,51.6486), [Totteridge & Whetstone (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1792,51.6306)

## More in the EN postcode area

[All EN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## EN5 in brief

EN5 is a postcode district covering Barnet, Underhill and Ducks Island, in Barnet.
About 40,981 people lived in EN5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £600,000 in 2025 across 461 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EN5 was £600,000 in 2025.
EN5 had 40,202 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in EN5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EN5, 64.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EN5
- Postcode area: [EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en)
- Constituency: [Chipping Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chipping-barnet)
- Council: [Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)
- Area: 26.64 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,981*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 125

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en6), [N20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n20), [EN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en4), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6), [NW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw7), [AL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/al9)

## Latest updates for EN5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EN5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en5