Edgware East
Barnet 013 · 6 sub-areas · 11,451 residents
Barnet 013 is a suburban neighbourhood in the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 11,400 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,837 a month — noticeably below the central London rate but reflecting a well-connected commuter location with a rail journey of around 19 minutes to a major employment hub. Owner-occupation is high, families are common, and greenspace is never far away.
Edgware East is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 20 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; 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 Edgware East?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Edgware East in Barnet
Living in Edgware East
This part of Barnet reads like a textbook outer-London suburb: wide streets, a strong family demographic, and an unusually high share of owner-occupied homes. Around three in five households own their property, which shapes the character noticeably — there's less of the churn you'd expect in more renter-heavy parts of the capital, and more of the settled, neighbourhood feel that comes with it.
Rents sit meaningfully below what most of inner London demands. A two-bedroom home runs about £1,837 a month, and a three-bedroom comes in around £2,227 — still steep by national standards, but roughly in line with what outer London generally commands for this kind of housing. That said, the rent-to-take-home ratio is high: if you're renting here on a typical local salary, expect housing costs to take up a large share of your monthly income.
Just over a quarter of residents are under 18 — well above the London norm — and couples with children make up nearly one in four households. That tips the neighbourhood firmly toward family territory. The degree-holder share is around 44%, and median resident salaries run to roughly £39,000 a year, noticeably above what jobs based locally tend to pay, which tells you most working residents commute out.
Practically speaking, the nearest underground station is about 1,357 metres away — a walk of roughly 17 minutes — and the nearest mainline rail station is around 1,523 metres, about 19 minutes on foot. Either way, you're within reach of central London in under half an hour. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how different pockets compare.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 013 a nice place to live?
- For families and owner-occupiers, it scores well — low crime relative to the London average, lots of greenspace within walking distance, and a settled community feel. The trade-off is that rents are high relative to local wages, and the school offer within catchment distance is more patchy than in some neighbouring areas.
- What is the rent in Barnet 013?
- 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% in the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices.
- Is Barnet 013 safe?
- Yes, relatively so. The crime rate is around 62 per 1,000 residents a year — noticeably below the UK national average of around 80 per 1,000. It's not the safest part of Greater London, but it sits comfortably in the lower-crime half of the capital.
- What's the commute from Barnet 013 to London?
- The public-transport journey to a major London employment hub takes around 19 minutes. The nearest underground station is about a 17-minute walk and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly a 19-minute walk. It's a practical commuter location, which is reflected in the property prices.
- Who lives in Barnet 013?
- Mostly families and established owner-occupiers. Around 60% of households own their home, nearly one in four is a couple with children, and a quarter of residents are under 18. The majority of working residents commute out to higher-paid jobs, with median resident salaries around £39,000 against locally-based workplace salaries of roughly £31,000.
- What schools are near Barnet 013?
- There are 104 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 40% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89%, so individual school research matters here. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 838 metres away, around a 10-minute walk.
- Is Barnet 013 good for families?
- It's one of the more family-oriented parts of outer London. High owner-occupation, low crime, plentiful greenspace within 400 metres on average, and a large under-18 population all point that way. The main caveat is school quality — check individual catchments carefully before committing.