Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EN5 4BX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	58.3%	52.1%	-6.2%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	41.7%	47.9%	6.2%	49.0%	-1.1%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.2%	31.7%	-2.5%	37.9%	-6.2%
Married: Opposite sex	37.8%	41.9%	4.1%	44.2%	-2.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.5%	9.7%	2.2%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	18.2%	13.1%	-5.1%	6.1%	7.0%

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	37.9%	42%	4.1%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	31.3%	34.7%	3.4%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	17%	14.8%	-2.2%	12.7%	2.1%
Bad health	9.8%	5.7%	-4.1%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	4%	2.7%	-1.3%	1.2%	1.5%

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	26.4%	19%	-7.4%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	13.4%	3.0%	9.6%	3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	10.9%	2.8%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	7.3%	5.0%	5.3%	2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	7.6%	-1.2%	16.9%	-9.3%
Degree or Similar	37.1%	34.5%	-2.6%	33.8%	0.7%
Other	6.8%	7.3%	0.5%	2.8%	4.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	5.2%	4.8%	-0.4%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	8.9%	8.6%	0.9%	8.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	84.5%	71%	-13.5%	81.4%	-10.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	3.4%	3.4%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.5% 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	82.5%	60.5%	-22.0%	83.2%	-22.7%
European Union	5.5%	18.7%	13.2%	6.1%	12.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	7.5%	1.2%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	9.1%	7.4%	1.3%	7.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79%	60.5%	-18.5%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	2.9%	16.2%	13.3%	9.8%	6.4%
5-10 Years	2%	18.7%	16.7%	2.9%	15.8%
2-5 Years	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	12.4%	1.4%	-11.0%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.6%	76.7%	-15.1%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	10.3%	0.4%	9.9%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	10%	1.5%	8.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.8%	37.2%	-12.4%
Christian	58%	46.2%	11.8%
Buddhist	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Muslim	2.5%	6.5%	-4.0%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Wood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Street was 87.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.5% higher than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wood Street has the 42nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 4BX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Wood Street are based on 237 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 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN5 4BX

Average Price
£612,775

Semi-Detached
£660,564

Terraced
£656,197

Detached
£1,327,296

Flats/Maisonettes
£368,539

Other
£43,703

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Street

Average Price
£701,501

Semi-Detached
£800,898

Terraced
£948,398

Detached
£1,569,137

Flats/Maisonettes
£395,479

Other
£5,422,930

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
145 Wood Street, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£575,000	2024-07-25	£550,407
133 Wood Street, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£510,000	2024-04-18	£502,444
111 Wood Street, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£900,000	2024-03-28	£897,137
89 Wood Street, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2023-11-03	£533,540
87 Wood Street, Barnet, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£80,000	2022-06-30	£74,875

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN5 4BX

Employment

EN5 4BX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

EN5 4BX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Retired	101
Full-Time Employee	88
Self-Employed	43
Long-Term Sick or disabled	41
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	24
Unemployed	12
Other	11
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	12
Construction	11
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,328 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	3,693 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Foulds School Byng Road , EN5 4NR	3out of 4	437 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Primary School Byng Road , EN5 4NS	3out of 4	695 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitings Hill Primary School Whitings Road , EN5 2QY	4out of 4	1,040 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Underhill School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	3out of 4	1,057 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's RC School Vale Drive , EN5 2ED	4out of 4	1,470 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Queen's Road , EN5 4DQ	4out of 4	322 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	1,151 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	- not rated	1,733 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ	3out of 4	1,936 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
JCoSS Castlewood Road , EN4 9GE	3out of 4	3,192 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	860 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	897 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount House School Camlet Way , Hadley EN4 0NJ	- not rated	2,108 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lyonsdown School 3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA	- not rated	2,526 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pavilion Study Centre 58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX	3out of 4	3,931 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellern Mede School Limited Holcombe Hill , Ridgeway NW7 4HX	- not rated	3,978 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nkora	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	630 yd
Mama Fifi	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	630 yd
You Me Sushi	91 High Street, Barnet	679 yd
Cha Wan Jia	94 High Street, Barnet	704 yd
Caffe Nero	128 High Street, Barnet	713 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Nelson	14 West End Lane, Barnet	51 yd
The Black Horse	The Black Horse, 92 Wood Street, Barnet	418 yd
Sebright Arms	Sebright Arms, 9 Alston Road, Barnet	468 yd
Barnet Elizabethans Rugby Football Club Ltd	Barnet Rugby Football Club, Byng Road, Barnet	653 yd
Kings Head	The Kings Head, 84 High Street, Barnet	717 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loon Wah	85 Wood Street, Barnet	2 yd
St John The Baptist	St John The Baptist Church, Wood Street, Barnet	418 yd
Helen's Kitchen	6 Union Street, Barnet	515 yd
Shakeaway	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	630 yd
Juice And More	4 Union Street	647 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	630 yd
Iceland	126 High Street, Barnet	713 yd
Tesco Express	64 High Street, Barnet	812 yd
Co-op	187 Mays Lane, Barnet	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ravenscroft Lawn Tennis Club RAVENSCROFT LAWN TENNIS CLUB RAVENSCROFT LAWN TENNIS CLUB BLENHEIM ROAD	tennis courts	190 yd
Queen Elizabeths School Playing Fields QUEENS ROAD	grass pitches	458 yd
Queen Elizabeths School QUEENS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	458 yd
Wesley Hall STAPYLTON ROAD		544 yd
St Stephen'S Church Hall 150A 150A BELLS HILL		655 yd
Anytime Fitness (High Barnet) THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	687 yd
The Works Gym Ltd (Closed) Unit 14 Unit 14 Alston Road	health and fitness suite	699 yd
Christ Church Primary School BYNG ROAD	grass pitches	769 yd
Underhill Junior School UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL MAYS LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	954 yd
Barnet Elizabethans Rugby Football Club Byng Road	grass pitches	996 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	70.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	70.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	70.0%

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	70.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EN5 4BX