Archer Close, Barnet, EN5 2UU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EN5 2UU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.7%	54.1%	-1.6%	51.0%	3.1%
Male	44.3%	45.9%	1.6%	49.0%	-3.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around EN5 2UU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.2%	50%	14.8%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	38.3%	29.9%	-8.4%	44.2%	-14.3%
Separated	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	12.1%	9.3%	-2.8%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	9.4%	8%	-1.4%	6.1%	1.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.1%	47.3%	-0.8%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	31.7%	34%	2.3%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	13.9%	12.6%	-1.3%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	4.8%	4.4%	-0.4%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.2%	24.4%	-1.8%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	11.4%	-4.7%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	10.5%	-3.3%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	17.6%	7.5%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	29.9%	8.8%	33.8%	-3.9%
Other	11.1%	1.9%	-9.2%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.5%	0.2%	-2.3%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	3.3%	3.5%	0.2%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.8%	6.1%	2.3%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	13.9%	16.7%	2.8%	2.5%	14.2%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	68%	54%	-14.0%	81.4%	-27.4%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	2%	2.1%	0.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	2.3%	7%	4.7%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.5%	66.7%	-3.8%	83.2%	-16.5%
European Union	6.5%	6.1%	-0.4%	6.1%	0.0%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	7.7%	2.2%	0.8%	6.9%
Africa	9.3%	11.2%	1.9%	2.7%	8.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.3%	7.5%	0.2%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68%	67.1%	-0.9%	83.2%	-16.1%
10+ Years	1%	26.3%	25.3%	9.8%	16.5%
5-10 Years	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	8.8%	2.6%	-6.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	19.9%	1.2%	-18.7%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77%	76.7%	0.3%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	13.3%	13.5%	-0.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	44.2%	46.2%	-2.0%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	15.8%	6.5%	9.3%
Other religion	6.5%	0.6%	5.9%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Archer Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Archer Close was 87.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.9% higher than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Archer Close has the 39th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 59.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in EN5 2UU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Archer Close are based on 7 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Archer Close, Barnet, EN5 2UU

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN5 2UU

Average Price
£288,018

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£288,018

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Archer Close

Average Price
£255,237

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,237

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Archer CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 Coral Court, 2 Archer Close, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£282,500	2025-05-22	£263,864
Flat 4 Crystal Court, 3 Archer Close, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£328,000	2024-11-15	£298,547
Flat 4 Crystal Court, 3 Archer Close, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-01-30	£296,674
Flat 6 Crystal Court, 3 Archer Close, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2019-11-27	£150,283
Flat 5 Coral Court, 2 Archer Close, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2019-02-07	£344,946

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN5 2UU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EN5 2UU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	42
Retired	37
Self-Employed	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	19
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Education	18
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	2,535 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	2,710 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	4,072 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	4,617 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnet Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Hammond Close , EN5 2EQ	- not rated	275 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Underhill Junior School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	- not rated	472 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Underhill School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	3out of 4	472 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's RC School Vale Drive , EN5 2ED	3out of 4	861 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasvenor Avenue Infant School Grasvenor Avenue , EN5 2BY	- not rated	883 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , N20 8AZ	- not rated	507 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ravenscroft School A Technology College Barnet Lane , N20 8AZ	- not rated	507 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ	3out of 4	507 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	4out of 4	760 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	1,093 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmshill School Thrift Farm Lane , Shenley Road WD6 1TS	- not rated	5,394 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	1,167 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Imperial College London Mathematics School C/O Woodhouse College , Woodhouse Road N12 9EY	- not rated	4,518 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,518 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,518 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	4,425 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edgware Jewish Primary School Hammond Close , Edgware EN5 2EQ	- not rated	286 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	1,236 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martha's Junior School 5b Union Street , EN5 4HY	- not rated	1,322 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Windmill School Moxon Street , EN5 5TS	- not rated	1,360 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyonsdown School 3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA	- not rated	1,588 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hope Corner Community Centre	185 Mays Lane, Barnet	390 yd
TFL High Barnet	High Barnet Underground Station, Station Approach, Barnet	1,019 yd
Spielburger Restaurant	Everyman Cinema, Great North Road, Barnet	1,032 yd
Epic Cafe	Western Parade, Great North Road, Barnet	1,079 yd
Fresh Fry	Western Parade, Great North Road, Barnet	1,079 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rainbow Centre	The Rainbow Young Peoples Activity Centre, Dollis Valley Drive, Barnet	432 yd
Barnet Table Tennis Club	Barnet Table Tennis Centre, Barnet Lane, Barnet	658 yd
Queens Arms	Queens Arms, Great North Road, Barnet	1,032 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Open Palace Restaurant	193 Mays Lane, Barnet		361 yd
From China	7 High Street, Barnet		1,007 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	187 Mays Lane, Barnet		361 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barnet Hill Junior Mixed Infant And Nursery School (Closed) Hammond Close	grass pitches	188 yd
King George V Playing Fields Barnet Lane	grass pitches	428 yd
Barnet Table Tennis Centre BARNET LANE		450 yd
Underhill Junior School UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL MAYS LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	469 yd
Totteridge Academy BARNET LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	517 yd
The Football Pad Barnet Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	519 yd
Barnet Cricket Club (Closed) Barnet Lane	grass pitches	579 yd
East Barnet Old Grammarians Fc DOLLIS BROOK WALK	grass pitches	619 yd
Barnet Playing Fields BARNET PLAYING FIELDS BARNET PLAYING FIELDS BARNET LANE	grass pitches	668 yd
Underhill Stadium (Closed) UNDERHILL STADIUM UNDERHILL STADIUM WESTCOMBE DRIVE	grass pitches	695 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	40.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	60.78 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	60.78 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	14.33 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of EN5 2UU