Barnet

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:28

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

• 8.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

108 reported · August 2026▼ 15% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences26
• Anti-social behaviour18
• Vehicle crime16
• Other theft12

Neighbourhood team: Totteridge and Woodside · Metropolitan

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

782 reported road collisions (2025)

117 killed or seriously injured · 904 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 387 rated 4–5 ★ (288 top)
• 29 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£592,892 average▼ 4.4% YoY

Across Barnet · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,949 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,500
• 2 bed £1,858
• 3 bed £2,256

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,957 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK34,227
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK36,004
• Net moves−1,777

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 129 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,133 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

170 schools · 66,369 pupils

88 primary · 24 secondary · 58 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Barnet

455 CQC-registered services

• Care homes80
• GP practices79
• Dentists139
• Homecare agencies100
• Hospitals & hospices9

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

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnet

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

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

581 applications decided

72.6% granted · 422 granted, 159 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dan Tomlinson

Labour

Chipping Barnet

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 31
• Con 31
• Grn 1

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

27,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

459 jobs advertised · £41,175 avg

e.g. Veterinary Surgeon, Roadside Technician, Roofing Supervisor

Source: Adzuna

£905 median full-time weekly pay

5.1% 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

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

68% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Gas 31% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 8%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in NW7

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chipping Barnet:

• Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities650 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND220 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities211 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks189 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills114 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  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.

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  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.

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  Bittacy Hill Park · 0.6 km

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

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  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…

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  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).

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  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)