Is Barnet a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Barnet, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 8,920 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Barnet, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 8,920 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Barnet sold for £600,560 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.9% on a year earlier. Across Barnet, police record 92 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Barnet, the nearest primary school is Millbrook Park Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Hasmonean High School for Boys, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Langstone Way Surgery, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Mill Hill Broadway station is 1.9 mi away; Mill Hill East (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Barnet, police record 92 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Barnet sold for £600,560 in the latest House Price Index, down 4.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,610,998, semi-detached £850,442, terraced £634,437, flats £372,014. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Millbrook Park Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Hasmonean High School for Boys, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Mill Hill Broadway is 1.9 mi away, and Mill Hill East (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £78,925 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.