Whetstone East

Barnet · London · population 9,070 · 5 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,630 of 6,856 in England
  • #273 of 1,002 in London
  • #11 of 42 in Barnet
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,087
Median age (est.)40
Density5,832per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above49%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 9%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 13%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 13%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 17%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 64%Asian 17%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 22% · Muslim 10%

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

Whetstone East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,630 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 42 in Barnet. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (84) and lowest on Living environment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £555,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 81 sales), in line with the wider Barnet median of £575,500. Typical household take-home income is around £52,900 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 39 · #4,173
Employment 54 · #3,179
Education 84 · #1,067
Health 84 · #1,115
Crime 68 · #2,219
Housing & access 43 · #3,899
Living environment 35 · #4,468

House prices ?

£555,000median (12m) · +12.7% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£555,00081+12.7%+6.7%
Detached£1,257,6006+48.0%+6.1%
Semi-detached£947,50024+8.1%+25.5%
Terraced£725,00010-12.4%+5.8%
Flat£340,00041-3.2%-2.9%
This area£555,000
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)£52,900±£7,452 · #680 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,760
Price-to-income ?10.5×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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 531 offences
Barnet74
London102
England83

Rank #2,748 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences168
Theft114
Burglary34
Vehicle crime101
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons34
Drugs10
Robbery14
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 117 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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