Edgware Park
Barnet 014 · 6 sub-areas · 11,376 residents
Barnet 014 is a residential part of the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 11,400 people and skewing noticeably toward families and owner-occupiers. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £1,837 a month — above the UK median but well within the middle range for outer London. Nearly two in three households here own their home, which sets it apart from much of the capital.
Edgware Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 29 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; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Edgware Park?
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; 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.
Edgware Park in Barnet
Living in Edgware Park
This part of Barnet has the settled, family-oriented feel you'd expect from outer north London. Streets are predominantly residential, greenspace is genuinely close — the nearest patch is around 340 metres away on average — and well over a quarter of households are couples with children. It doesn't have the urban churn of zones 1 or 2; most people who live here are here for the long term.
On cost, you're paying outer-London prices rather than central-London ones. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,837 a month, roughly 50% above the UK median for a two-bed, but considerably less than you'd pay in many inner boroughs. The median property price is around £677,000, which means getting on the ownership ladder here takes serious capital — around 8.6 years of saving for a deposit at typical incomes — but for renters, the monthly outgoings are more manageable than comparable addresses further south.
The neighbourhood skews older and more established than much of London. Over a quarter of the population is under 18, one of the higher shares you'd find across the borough, which signals a lot of family households. Owner-occupation sits at 65% — far above the London norm — and nearly half of residents hold a degree-level qualification. The ethnic diversity index of 60 reflects a genuinely mixed community, and just under two in five residents were born outside the UK.
Practically, around 46% of residents work from home, which is one of the highest rates you'll find anywhere in outer London and shapes the daytime feel of the area considerably. For those who do commute, central London is around 30 minutes by public transport. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 014 a nice place to live?
- For families and owner-occupiers, it's one of the more settled and lower-crime parts of outer north London. Greenspace is close, ownership rates are high, and nearly half of residents work from home — which shapes a quieter, more residential feel. The trade-off is that school quality within catchment distance is patchier than the national picture, so you'd want to research specific schools carefully.
- What is the rent in Barnet 014?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,482 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,837, and a three-bedroom around £2,227. Rents rose about 4.9% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices rather than direct neighbourhood survey figures.
- Is Barnet 014 safe?
- The crime rate here is around 57 per 1,000 residents annually — well below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. For outer London, that's a genuinely reassuring figure. The area has a settled, owner-occupied character that tends to correlate with lower crime levels.
- What's the commute from Barnet 014 to central London?
- Around 30 minutes by public transport, which is competitive for outer north London. The nearest underground station is about a 14-minute walk away. That said, 33% of residents drive to work and 46% work from home entirely, so the public transport commute is less central to daily life here than in inner-zone neighbourhoods.
- Who lives in Barnet 014?
- Mostly families and established owner-occupiers. Over a quarter of the population is under 18, 65% of households own their home, and nearly half of adults hold a degree-level qualification. It's a diverse area — the ethnic diversity index sits at 60 — with around 37% of residents born outside the UK.
- What schools are near Barnet 014?
- There are 83 schools within 2km of typical residents, so choice isn't the issue. However, only around 29% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding — considerably below the national average of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 1,900 metres away. Families should check specific catchment areas before making a decision based on schools.
- Is Barnet 014 good for families?
- The data points that way. Over 27% of households are couples with children, more than a quarter of residents are under 18, and 65% own their home. Greenspace is within easy walking distance at around 340 metres on average. The main caveat for families is the school quality picture — nearby Ofsted ratings are below the national average, so catchment research matters here.