Burnt Oak & Watling Park
Barnet 024 · 7 sub-areas · 12,802 residents
Barnet 024 is a residential stretch of the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 12,800 people and well-connected to central London. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,837 a month — noticeably above the UK average but reflecting its position as a commutable outer-London neighbourhood, with trains reaching the city in under 20 minutes.
Burnt Oak & Watling Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 19 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Burnt Oak & Watling Park?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Burnt Oak & Watling Park in Barnet
Living in Burnt Oak & Watling Park
This part of Barnet punches above the outer-London average for greenspace access — around 91% of residents live within a short walk of a park or green area, with the nearest greenspace typically less than 200 metres away. That accessibility gives the neighbourhood a calmer, more suburban character than many areas at a similar distance from the centre.
The cost of renting here sits clearly above the UK average but below inner-London levels. A two-bedroom comes in at around £1,837 a month, and a three-bedroom at about £2,227. For buyers, the median sale price is roughly £422,000 — steep by national standards, but that reflects the trade-off: you're buying into reliable public-transport links and a well-established residential area. The deposit hurdle is real: it takes roughly 5.4 years of saving to get there.
The neighbourhood has a notably even spread across age groups, with a quarter of residents under 18 and just under a quarter aged 18–34. What stands out is tenure: owner-occupation (36%), private renting (31%) and social housing (31%) are unusually balanced — you don't often see all three tenures sharing roughly equal thirds in the same neighbourhood, which gives the area a genuinely mixed residential character rather than the mono-tenure feel of many London streets.
Practically speaking, the nearest underground station is just over 400 metres away — a five-minute walk — and the mainline rail station is roughly 1.5 km away, around an 18-minute walk. Central London is accessible in about 18 minutes by public transport, making this a realistic option for anyone who needs to be in the city regularly but wants more space for the money. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 024 a nice place to live?
- It's a solid outer-London residential area with excellent greenspace access — 91% of residents are within a short walk of a park — and a fast underground connection to central London in around 18 minutes. The trade-off is a challenging rent-to-income ratio and a school quality picture that's below the national average, so it suits people who prioritise transport links and space over top-rated schools.
- What is the rent in Barnet 024?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,482 a month, a two-bedroom around £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, so treat them as a guide rather than a precise figure.
- Is Barnet 024 safe?
- The crime rate is around 140 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — above the UK national average of roughly 80, but consistent with London's urban baseline. Barnet borough as a whole tends to sit on the safer end of the London spectrum. For street-level detail, the Metropolitan Police's crime map gives the most up-to-date breakdown by specific street.
- What's the commute from Barnet 024 to central London?
- Around 18 minutes by public transport, which is competitive for outer London. The nearest underground station is about a five-minute walk away. Roughly a third of residents commute by public transport and another third drive, with a significant 22.5% working from home.
- Who lives in Barnet 024?
- A genuinely mixed community — tenure splits almost evenly between owner-occupiers (36%), private renters (31%) and social housing tenants (31%), which is unusual for outer London. It's a family-heavy area with over a quarter of residents under 18, a high international-born population (54% born outside the UK), and a degree-educated workforce that mostly commutes out for higher-paying work.
- What schools are near Barnet 024?
- There are 203 schools within 2 kilometres, so choice isn't the issue — quality spread is. Around 39% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, which is well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1 kilometre away. Check individual Ofsted reports and catchment boundaries before making decisions based on proximity alone.
- Is Barnet 024 good for families?
- The greenspace access is excellent — nearly all residents are within a short walk of a park — and the neighbourhood already has a high share of under-18s, suggesting families have settled here in numbers. The school quality picture is mixed, though, and the rent-to-income ratio is high at around 80%, which puts pressure on household budgets.