St Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EN5 4LN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	49.4%	-4.1%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	46.5%	50.6%	4.1%	49.0%	1.6%

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	38.8%	39.1%	0.3%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	46.9%	44.5%	-2.4%	44.2%	0.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	9.4%	6.9%	-2.5%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4.9%	5.8%	0.9%	6.1%	-0.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.7%	61.9%	3.2%	48.4%	13.5%
Good health	31.1%	25.9%	-5.2%	33.6%	-7.7%
Fair health	8%	8.7%	0.7%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	1%	2.6%	1.6%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

In the area around EN5 4LN this area, 9.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 62.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.3%	9.2%	-5.1%	18.2%	-9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	8.1%	0.5%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	8.1%	-4.8%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	9.6%	1.1%	16.9%	-7.3%
Degree or Similar	50%	62.4%	12.4%	33.8%	28.6%
Other	4.9%	0.4%	-4.5%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	3.1%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	1.4%	3.2%	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
White	83.2%	77.2%	-6.0%	81.4%	-4.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.4% 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	83.2%	71.4%	-11.8%	83.2%	-11.8%
European Union	4.5%	11.8%	7.3%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	3.8%	2.4%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	6.1%	3.0%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	3.2%	0.1%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.5%	71.4%	-10.1%	83.2%	-11.8%
10+ Years	0.7%	14.2%	13.5%	9.8%	4.4%
5-10 Years	2.1%	7.5%	5.4%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	12.2%	4%	-8.2%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.7%	76.7%	-1.0%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.5%	37.2%	2.3%
Christian	40.1%	46.2%	-6.1%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is St Albans Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Albans Road was 12.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 85.2% lower than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

St Albans Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EN5 4LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 2/10 (very 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 St Albans Road are based on 122 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 St Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN5 4LN

Average Price
£348,249

Semi-Detached
£803,916

Terraced
£599,326

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£297,388

Other
£153,344

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Albans Road

Average Price
£531,357

Semi-Detached
£663,100

Terraced
£724,406

Detached
£2,029,508

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,284

Other
£495,052

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Albans Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
61 St Albans Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-08-18	£269,873
3 St Albans Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,300	2025-08-04	£230,386
Flat 2 Romily Court, 7 St Albans Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£252,500	2023-06-02	£232,196
53 St Albans Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£287,000	2023-02-16	£255,493
51 St Albans Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£284,000	2022-03-30	£259,292

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN5 4LN

Employment

EN5 4LN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Retired	51
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	6
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Education	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Manufacturing	12
Information and communication	11
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Real estate 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	2,850 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	3,290 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	489 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Primary School Byng Road , EN5 4NS	3out of 4	657 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Camlet Way , Monken Hadley EN4 0NJ	4out of 4	1,204 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's RC School Vale Drive , EN5 2ED	3out of 4	1,266 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Underhill Junior School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	- not rated	1,429 yd	Community school	No	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	684 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Queen's Road , EN5 4DQ	- not rated	684 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	837 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	- not rated	837 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	4out of 4	1,602 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	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	4,656 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Furzehill Middle School Furzehill Road , WD6 2EF	- not rated	5,352 yd	Community 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	595 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Martha's Junior School 5b Union Street , EN5 4HY	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Windmill School Moxon Street , EN5 5TS	- not rated	533 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	551 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount House School Camlet Way , Hadley EN4 0NJ	- not rated	1,326 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Jewish Primary School Hammond Close , Edgware EN5 2EQ	- not rated	1,452 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dorys Cafe	3 St Albans Road, Barnet	10 yd
The Open Door Centre	56 St Albans Road, Barnet	122 yd
Rise & Shine Cafe	Exchange Buildings, High Street, Barnet	139 yd
The Library Bar Ltd	143 High Street, Barnet	152 yd
The Olea	192 High Street, Barnet	175 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ye Olde Monken Holt	Ye Olde Monken Holt, 193 High Street, Barnet	189 yd
The Butchers Arms	148 High Street, Barnet	240 yd
Sebright Arms	Sebright Arms, 9 Alston Road, Barnet	314 yd
The Black Horse	The Black Horse, 92 Wood Street, Barnet	470 yd
Kings Head	The Kings Head, 84 High Street, Barnet	493 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry Leaf	Exchange Buildings, St Albans Road, Barnet	134 yd
KFC	133 High Street, Barnet	194 yd
Fortune Cat	145 High Street, Barnet	201 yd
Shakeaway	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	220 yd
Helen's Kitchen	6 Union Street, Barnet	360 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	220 yd
Iceland	126 High Street, Barnet	366 yd
Tesco Express	64 High Street, Barnet	581 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Works Gym Ltd (Closed) Unit 14 Unit 14 Alston Road	health and fitness suite	200 yd
Wesley Hall STAPYLTON ROAD		203 yd
Anytime Fitness (High Barnet) THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	263 yd
Ravenscroft Lawn Tennis Club RAVENSCROFT LAWN TENNIS CLUB RAVENSCROFT LAWN TENNIS CLUB BLENHEIM ROAD	tennis courts	621 yd
Christ Church Primary School BYNG ROAD	grass pitches	649 yd
Queen Elizabeths School Playing Fields QUEENS ROAD	grass pitches	739 yd
Queen Elizabeths School QUEENS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	739 yd
The Shire London ST. ALBANS ROAD	golf, health and fitness suite	827 yd
Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre MEADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	894 yd
Hadley Memorial Hall Hadley Highstone		945 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

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	25.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	80.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EN5 4LN