Neighbourhoods in Barnet

London · 42 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

49

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#168 of 296 local authorities · 42 neighbourhoods · 390,346 residents

Income38
Employment52
Education72
Health81
Crime54
Housing & access20
Living env.30
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 4% of residentsDecile 3: 13% of residentsDecile 4: 19% of residentsDecile 5: 13% of residentsDecile 6: 26% of residentsDecile 7: 9% of residentsDecile 8: 6% of residentsDecile 9: 5% of residentsDecile 10: 4% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Brent Cross & Staples Corner (13) to West Finchley (95); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Barnet contains both ends of the scale: West Finchley at 95 out of 100 (#320 of 6,856 in England) against Brent Cross & Staples Corner at 13, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £405,000 in Colindale West & South to £1,670,000 in Hampstead Garden Suburb — a 4.1× gap within Barnet.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,428a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Barnet

£575,500median home sold over the past year · +2.8% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 3,248 sales
Detached£1,227,500
Semi-detached£810,000
Terraced£632,500
Flat£405,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Barnet

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
West Finchley 32095 £875,000
Osidge 67090 £740,000
Hampstead Garden Suburb 1,29481 £1,670,000
High Barnet & Hadley 1,30781 £664,500
Oakleigh Park 1,38380 £677,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Barnet

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Oak Hill30
West Finchley34
Osidge37
Woodside Park42
Edgware Park42

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Hampstead Garden Suburb£70,237
West Finchley£63,648
Finchley Central£62,948
Golders Green South£59,660
Oakleigh Park£59,222

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Barnet

Postcode districts that overlap Barnet — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Barnet Census 2021

Residents389,354
Median age (est.)38
Density4,488per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above49%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 13%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 19%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 10%
White 58%Asian 19%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 20% · Jewish 15%

Born outside the UK: 43%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Barnet.