Friern Barnet

Barnet · London · population 10,688 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,302 of 6,856 in England
  • #360 of 1,002 in London
  • #22 of 42 in Barnet
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,719
Median age (est.)40
Density6,082per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above49%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 28%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 10%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 18%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 8%
White 60%Asian 18%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 23% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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.

In summary

Friern Barnet sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,302 of 6,856 in England, and #22 of 42 in Barnet. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (77) but weak on Living environment (22). Typical homes here sold for about £567,500 over the past year, down 5% across five years (from 88 sales), in line with the wider Barnet median of £575,500. Typical household take-home income is around £53,398 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 42 · #3,967
Employment 51 · #3,350
Education 76 · #1,657
Health 77 · #1,547
Crime 38 · #4,221
Housing & access 33 · #4,577
Living environment 22 · #5,372

House prices ?

£567,500median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£567,50088+3.2%-5.0%
Detached£785,0007
Semi-detached£770,00019+5.5%+14.5%
Terraced£644,00016+2.2%+1.0%
Flat£390,00046+2.6%-3.2%
This area£567,500
Barnet£575,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,398±£7,598 · #625 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,196
Price-to-income ?10.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 790 offences
Barnet74
London102
England83

Rank #3,761 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences249
Theft164
Burglary45
Vehicle crime139
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons48
Drugs40
Robbery41
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 209 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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