Brunswick Park Road
Barnet 010 · 5 sub-areas · 9,060 residents
Barnet 010 is a residential stretch of the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 9,060 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,837 a month — noticeably below the London average for comparable outer-borough areas. With 13 minutes to a major employment hub by public transport and nearly two-thirds of residents owning their home, it skews settled and family-oriented.
Brunswick Park Road is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 13 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Brunswick Park Road?
4 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,928 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Brunswick Park Road in Barnet
Living in Brunswick Park Road
This part of Barnet sits firmly in the owner-occupier belt of outer north London. The neighbourhood has the feel of a suburb that knows what it is — mostly houses rather than flats, a relatively even spread across age groups, and a high share of residents who've been here a while. Around 63% of households own their home outright or with a mortgage, which is well above the London norm and gives the streets a quieter, more rooted character than you'd find closer to Zone 2.
Rents are meaningful but not punishing by London standards. A two-bedroom runs around £1,837 a month — steep compared to the national picture, but considerably less than you'd pay in inner north London neighbourhoods. Rents rose roughly 4.9% over the past year, so the window for locking in today's rate is real if you're weighing up a move.
The population is genuinely mixed by age. Under-18s make up about 21.5% of residents, and the 35–49 bracket — typically the family-formation years — accounts for nearly 23%. Coupled households with children make up around 21% of all households. That profile, combined with an ethnic diversity index of 56.6 and just under 35% of residents born outside the UK, makes this a more cosmopolitan suburb than its quiet streets might first suggest. Around 43% of residents hold a degree-level qualification, noticeably above the national average.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1 km away and gets you to a major employment hub in around 13 minutes by public transport. That commute time is a genuine selling point. Nearly 39% of residents work from home at least partly, so the local greenspace matters: around 73% of residents are within a short walk of green space, with the nearest accessible greenspace averaging just 236 metres away. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 010 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, predominantly owner-occupied part of outer north London with good greenspace access — around 73% of residents are within easy walking distance of green space — and a fast public-transport link to central London. The trade-off is that school quality within catchment is patchy, and rent-to-income ratios are stretched at around 80% of take-home pay for a typical resident.
- What is the rent in Barnet 010?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,482 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,837, and a three-bedroom closer to £2,227. Rents rose roughly 4.9% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices rather than direct rental survey figures.
- Is Barnet 010 safe?
- The crime rate is around 90.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — slightly above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000, but consistent with the outer London baseline. It doesn't flag as a high-crime area; the figure reflects general London conditions rather than any specific local risk.
- What's the commute from Barnet 010 to London?
- Around 13 minutes to a major central London employment hub by public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1 km away — roughly a 13-minute walk. The nearest underground station is approximately 1.3 km away. Nearly 39% of residents work from home at least part of the time, so for many the commute question is less pressing.
- Who lives in Barnet 010?
- Mostly owner-occupiers — around 63% own their home — with a notably even age spread across all adult groups. Roughly 21% of households are couples with children. About 43% of residents hold a degree-level qualification, and the neighbourhood is ethnically diverse, with around 35% of residents born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Barnet 010?
- There are 151 schools within 2 km of typical residents, but only around 36% are rated Good or Outstanding. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2.4 km away. Families should check current Ofsted reports directly before relying on catchment assumptions.
- Is Barnet 010 good for families?
- The indicators are broadly positive: good greenspace access, a high homeownership rate suggesting stability, and 21% of households already being couples with children. The main hesitation is school quality — the share of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding is lower than the national norm, so catchment research matters before committing.