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Barnet

Barnet is in Greater London, England, and provides around 7 restaurants & cafés, 3 supermarkets, 1 schools, and 1 pharmacies, with 27 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Mill Hill East, 0.8 km away. There were around 95 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Barnet is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 389,341 residents at roughly 4,489 people per km².

55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 115th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% of them.

Low crime52
Home affordability2
Affordable rents5
Good schools88
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation58
Employment15
Low council tax95

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

13°CClear

  • Today: 22° / 12° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Neasden Lane, United Kingdom

Crime

118 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences45
  • Anti-social behaviour31
  • Other theft9
  • Vehicle crime8

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Totteridge and Woodside · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • P.1 Millbrook Park - ASB Totteridge and Woodside ward panel have identified ongoing concerns with building on THE MILLBROOK PARK ESTATE.…
  • P.2 - MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME, N12, N20 AND NW7 AREAS

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

777 reported road collisions (2024)

107 killed or seriously injured · 875 casualties · 20 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 387 rated 4–5 ★ (287 top)
  • 28 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mill Hill East (0.8 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mill Hill Broadway (2.7 km):

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Live buses at Engel Park:

  • 240Golders Green · 21 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£603,753 average 2.9% YoY

Across Barnet · to 2026-06

Detached£1,588,687
Semi-detached£847,804
Terraced£633,212
Flat£377,851

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,945 average monthly rent 3.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,496
  • 2 bed £1,854
  • 3 bed £2,250

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

14.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.9 times median annual pay (13.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (7.5 km)

55 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Ridgeway Property Holdings LTD (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches39
  • Golf courses4
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

389,341 residents in Barnet · 4,489/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 65%
  • 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 184 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,133 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (25% of 160,460)

A £1,422
B £1,659
C £1,896
D £2,133
E £2,607
F £3,080
G £3,554
H £4,265

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

171 schools · 66,527 pupils

88 primary · 24 secondary · 59 other

Ofsted: 56 of 58 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

128inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ark Pioneer AcademyOutstanding
  • Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetOutstanding
  • St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Ashmole AcademyGood
  • Bishop Douglass School FinchleyGood
  • Hasmonean High School for BoysGood
  • Hasmonean High School for GirlsGood
  • Hendon SchoolGood
  • JCoSSGood
  • Saracens High SchoolGood
  • The Henrietta Barnett SchoolGood
  • Christ's College Finchley
  • Clarion
  • Copthall School
  • East Barnet School
  • Finchley Catholic High School
  • Friern Barnet School
  • Mill Hill County High School
  • Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
  • St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
  • St James' Catholic High School
  • The Archer Academy
  • The Compton School
  • The Totteridge Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Barnet

Care & health services

453 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes79
  • GP practices78
  • Dentists140
  • Homecare agencies99
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnet

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

615 applications decided

74.8% granted · 460 granted, 155 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dan Tomlinson

Labour

Chipping Barnet

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 31
  • Con 31
  • Grn 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

26,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,504 jobs advertised · £39,598 avg

e.g. Senior Nursery Room Leader, Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£905 median full-time weekly pay

5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£38,184 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 192,137 certificates

9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

70% low-carbon electricity

Gas 30% · Nuclear 30% · Wind 26% · Biomass 14%

135 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.7 women · 62.7 men

53% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.0
  • Feeling worthwhile7.4
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in NW7

  • Millway Medical Practice
  • Mulberry Medical Practice
  • Langstone Way Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chipping Barnet:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Mill Hill Substation Pastures · 0.2 km

    Mill Hill Substation Pastures is a fifteen-hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet.

  • Inglis Barracks · 0.3 km

    Inglis Barracks was a military installation in Mill Hill, London, NW7. It was also referred to as Mill Hill Barracks. The site has been redeveloped and now contains a variety of modern housing.

  • Bittacy Hill Park · 0.6 km

    Bittacy Hill Park is a small public park in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet.

  • Burtonhole Lane and Pasture · 0.6 km

    Burtonhole Lane and Pasture is a 6.5-hectare (16-acre) Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, between Mill Hill and Totteridge in the London Borough of Barnet. It consists of Burtonhole Lane bet…

  • National Institute for Medical Research · 0.7 km

    The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), was a medical research institute based in Mill Hill, on the outskirts of north London, England. It was funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).

  • Drivers Hill · 0.7 km

    Drivers Hill is a ten hectare Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet. It is owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses, who built their national headquarters,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Barnet