Underhill · Barnet · Chipping Barnet constituency · 51.65062, -0.19828
EN5 2HU— Underhill, Barnet Location and area intelligence for EN5 2HU, Underhill, Barnet The family fortress
Top 6% London Schools 100% Safety 83/100 Transport 45/100 Low yield 3.05%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
EN5 2HU 77 Liveability 83 Safety 45 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for EN5 2HU Full postcode EN5 2HU
Postcode district EN5
Borough London Borough of Barnet
Ward Underhill
Latitude 51.650618
Longitude -0.198284
Parliamentary constituency Chipping Barnet
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
High Young professionals
Excellent Neutral Risk: Low
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“The family fortress”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
St Catherine's RC School
Good · 5 min walk
KS2: 110.1
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Secondary
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Not yet inspected · 2 min walk
P8: +0.75 A8: 59.2
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
St Margaret's Nursery School
Not inspected · 26 min walk
2 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
12.7 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 27.8% from a low base — still below London average
+215% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 35%
Crime is 80% below London average
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 12 properties · Confidence: medium
Street mix
Semi 77% Terraced 5% Detached 18%
LHA rates — Outer North London
Shared room £595/mo
1 bedroom £1150/mo
2 bedrooms £1400/mo
3 bedrooms £1695/mo
4 bedrooms £2200/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 846 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £490,750
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era 1900-1929
Walls Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Fully double glazed
Council tax band Band E Annual charge £2,320
Price growth potential Moderate
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 High Barnet Underground Station Northern line
3.3 min walk Nearby stations
🚇 High Barnet Underground Station Northern
3 min walk 🚂 New Barnet National Rail
22 min walk 🚇 Totteridge & Whetstone Underground Station Northern
32 min walk 🚇 Cockfosters Underground Station Piccadilly
43 min walk 🚇 Woodside Park Underground Station Northern
47 min walk 🚌 12 bus routes · 6 stops within 400m · 311 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Total spaces (800m) 155
Nearest car park 72m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 8.3 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Fitzjohn Avenue Car Park
134m 🅿️ Moxon Street Car Park · yes
371m 🅿️ High Barnet Station Car Park 155 spaces · yes
398m 🅿️ Stapylton Road Car Park · yes
790m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 78%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 24.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 14.4 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 65% green space Tree canopy: 49%
Nearest SSSI: Castle Lime Works Quarry SSSI — 6.7 km
Energy
Solar: 846 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 845.6 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
LONGROVE SURGERY
VALE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, EN5 2ED
4 min walk
Nearest hospital Barnet Hospital · 1.1 km
Nearest A&E ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 11.1 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 74.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Tesco Express · 303 m
7 tennis courts 3 swimming pools 3 sports halls
Nearby shops
simplylocal 122 m
Greek Art Bakery 138 m
S&M Local 187 m
Maxxi Food Centre 260 m
Nearby cafes
Heaven 108 m
Coffee @ Cal's 238 m
Munchies 283 m
The Old Courthouse Cafe 327 m
Nearby restaurants
From China 118 m
Papa John's 189 m
SouvLike It 231 m
Domino's 239 m
Nearby pubs
Red Lion 213 m
Ye Olde Mitre Inne 286 m
The King's Head 356 m
The Bucher's Arms 595 m
Nearby gyms
Anytime Fitness 593 m
Chilli Pilates 668 m
Results 692 m
Tribe Gym 853 m
Nearby pharmacies
Boots 569 m
Wilkinson Chemist 698 m
Nearby health
Allure Dental Care & Aesthetics 125 m
Thandy's Footsteps 130 m
Vale Drive Medical Practice 270 m
GM Dental & Implant Centre 342 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 54% of 99
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 188
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
PROUT ANAESTHESIA LIMITED
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £1,550 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 3.05% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 27/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 188
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
C
Medium Development pressure
Low-deprivation area Excellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 18,515m
Crossrail 2 route 11,592m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 8/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 25,879 nationally
1,772
Est. population
9,198/km²
Inner city High density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 52%
Routine / semi-routine 11%
No car household 24%
Unemployed 2%
No qualifications 9%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 26
Live planning apps (800m) 6
Development activity medium
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 9
Planning apps (3 years) 14
CIL rate (residential) £135/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 163 homes · Phase 2,Dollis Valley Estate, Phase 2,Dollis Valley Estate, Mays Lane, Underhill, EN5 2DX
Named schemes (500m)
BARNET TRADING ESTATE, BARNET TRADING ESTATE, Park Road, High Barnet, EN5 5SA 99 homes
completed SUMMIT HOUSE, SUMMIT HOUSE, MOON LANE, EN5 5ST 20 homes
completed Summit House, Summit House, Moon Lane, High Barnet, EN5 5ST 20 homes
completed Rear of 58, Rear of 58, High Street, Fronting Victors Way, EN5 5SJ 17 homes
completed 72, 72, HIGH STREET, BARNET, EN5 5SJ 16 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Constituency Chipping Barnet
Councillors
Zahra Beg Labour
Josh Tapper Labour
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The bottom line
EN5 2HU offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime, fast broadband and a green environment — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 63 min to waterloo — above average for this zone.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
gp survey 18 Apr
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 9 May
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics