New Barnet Town & East Barnet
Barnet 006 · 5 sub-areas · 9,883 residents
Barnet 006 is a predominantly residential pocket of the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 9,900 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,840 a month — noticeably below the London average for comparable stock. Nearly six in ten residents own their home, and the nearest mainline rail station is under 500 metres away, putting central London roughly six minutes by public transport.
New Barnet Town & East Barnet is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 6 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 New Barnet Town & East Barnet?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
New Barnet Town & East Barnet in Barnet
Living in New Barnet Town & East Barnet
Barnet 006 sits within one of London's more settled outer boroughs, and it feels it. The street-level character is dominated by owner-occupied family housing — detached and semi-detached properties rather than the dense flatted blocks you'd find closer to zone 1. Nearly 26% of residents are under 18, one of the stronger indicators that this is family territory, and the greenspace is close: the nearest park or open space is around 310 metres from the typical address, with almost half the neighbourhood within easy walking distance of green space.
On rent, Barnet 006 sits meaningfully below the inner London market. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,840 a month — roughly half what you'd pay in Westminster or Kensington — and a three-bed is available for around £2,230. That said, rents rose nearly 5% year-on-year, tracking the broader outer-London trend, so the affordability window isn't static. Buying is a serious commitment: the median sale price is around £540,000, translating to roughly seven years of saving for a deposit on a typical local salary.
The people who live here lean slightly older than the London average. The 35–49 bracket accounts for nearly a quarter of residents, and the 50–64 cohort adds another 18%. The 18–34 group, at around 22%, is present but not dominant — this isn't a young-professional flat-share neighbourhood. Homeownership at 58% is well above the London norm, and just under a third rent privately. The degree-qualified share sits at 43%, broadly in line with outer London's professional-commuter belt.
Practically, the neighbourhood has strong rail access. The nearest mainline station is roughly 500 metres away — about a six-minute walk — and the public-transport commute to the nearest major employment hub clocks in at around six minutes. That connectivity draws residents who work in central London but want more space and a quieter pace than inner zones offer. Working from home is also significant here: nearly four in ten residents work from home, above the London average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on specific pockets within Barnet 006.
What you'll need on day one
Compare New Barnet Town & East Barnet with
Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 006 a nice place to live?
- For families and established owner-occupiers, yes. It's quieter than inner London, greenspace is close — typically under 400 metres away — and the rail link into central London is fast. The trade-off is that nearby school ratings are below the national average, and rents have been rising at close to 5% a year.
- What is the rent in Barnet 006?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £1,480 a month, a two-bed about £1,840, and a three-bed around £2,230. These are estimates based on borough-level data scaled by local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 5% over the past year, broadly in line with the wider outer London trend.
- Is Barnet 006 safe?
- Crime runs at around 88 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — slightly above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000, but typical for an outer London neighbourhood with a busy rail station. The area sits in the middle of the national deprivation index rather than at a high-risk extreme.
- What's the commute from Barnet 006 to central London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is roughly a six-minute walk, and the public-transport journey to the nearest major employment hub takes around six minutes from there. It's one of the more commuter-friendly outer London locations. About a third of residents drive to work, and nearly four in ten work from home.
- Who lives in Barnet 006?
- Mostly owner-occupying families. Nearly six in ten households own their home, and a quarter of residents are under 18. The 35–49 age group is the largest adult cohort. Around 43% hold a degree-level qualification, consistent with the professional commuter profile typical of this part of outer London.
- What schools are near Barnet 006?
- There are 115 schools within 2km of typical residents, so choice isn't the issue — quality is. Only around 42% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is around 1,300 metres away. Families should check individual catchments early.
- Is Barnet 006 good for families?
- It has the hallmarks of a family area: high homeownership, a large under-18 population, nearby greenspace within easy walking distance, and fast rail access to central London. The main caution is the below-average share of highly rated schools within catchment, which will matter to families with primary-age children.