Colney Hatch
Barnet 022 · 6 sub-areas · 10,517 residents
Barnet 022 is a residential neighbourhood in the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 10,500 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,840 a month — noticeably below the inner-London average, though rents rose close to 5% last year. With a 14–15 minute public-transport run to central London, it sits in commuter-belt territory without the central-London price tag.
Colney Hatch is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 14 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 Colney Hatch?
3 parks 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Colney Hatch in Barnet
Living in Colney Hatch
Barnet 022 has the feel of settled suburban London — a mix of family houses, purpose-built flats, and the quiet routines that go with a neighbourhood where nearly half of residents own their homes. It doesn't have the intensity of inner zones, and that's the point. Around 37% of residents work from home, higher than most of London, which means the local high street carries real daytime footfall.
The cost picture is meaningfully different from inner London. A two-bedroom flat averages around £1,840 a month — well below the prices you'd pay in zones 1 or 2, and roughly 50% above the UK national median. That gap reflects the London premium, but it also reflects value: you get more space here for the money, and the neighbourhood skews towards families rather than flat-sharers. House prices have a median around £457,000, which puts buying within reach for dual-income households, though a deposit still takes the typical resident close to six years to save.
The population leans family-oriented. Children under 18 make up nearly a quarter of residents, and the 35–49 age group — typically parents with school-age children — is the largest adult cohort at around 25%. About 22% of households are couples with children. Nearly half of residents were born in the UK, but the neighbourhood has a meaningful ethnic diversity index of 58.5, reflecting the multicultural character of outer north London.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 14-minute walk — with public transport getting you to central London in under 15 minutes. Just over a fifth of residents commute by public transport, while 28% drive. Social housing accounts for around 21% of tenure, a significant share that sits alongside the owner-occupied majority and a private rented sector of about 30%. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 022 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented outer London neighbourhood with good rail links and a lower cost base than inner zones. Around 47% of residents own their homes, which tends to signal stability. The trade-off is that nearby Ofsted ratings are well below the national average, and the rent-to-income ratio is tight for single renters at around 80%.
- What is the rent in Barnet 022?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,480 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,840, and a three-bedroom around £2,230. These are estimates based on local sale prices scaled from borough-level ONS data. Rents rose roughly 5% over the past year.
- Is Barnet 022 safe?
- The crime rate is around 85.6 per 1,000 residents annually, slightly above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. For day-to-day living, this is a suburban outer-London neighbourhood without the elevated footfall crime typical of city centres. It's not a standout safety concern, but it's not among London's lowest-crime areas either.
- What's the commute from Barnet 022 to central London?
- Around 14 to 15 minutes by public transport — one of the stronger commuter connections for outer north London. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.2 km away (roughly a 14-minute walk). The nearest underground station is approximately 1.6 km away.
- Who lives in Barnet 022?
- Mostly families and settled professionals in their 30s and 40s. Nearly a quarter of residents are children under 18, and the 35–49 age group is the largest adult cohort. Around 47% of households own their home. The neighbourhood is ethnically diverse, with 42% of residents born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Barnet 022?
- There are 162 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so choice isn't the issue. Around 36% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 1 km away. It's worth checking current inspection reports, as ratings do change.
- Is Barnet 022 good for families?
- The demographic profile suggests it already is one — children under 18 make up nearly 24% of residents, and couples with children account for about 22% of households. Green space is close by, with 62% of residents within easy walking distance of a park or green area and the nearest greenspace just 265 metres away on average.