North Cricklewood
Barnet 040 · 4 sub-areas · 7,684 residents
Barnet 040 is a residential area within the London Borough of Barnet, home to around 7,700 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,837 a month — noticeably above the UK average but toward the more accessible end of London's outer suburbs. Rents rose around 4.9% in the past year, and the public transport link into central London takes under ten minutes.
North Cricklewood is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 9 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; 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 North Cricklewood?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
North Cricklewood in Barnet
Living in North Cricklewood
What stands out about Barnet 040 is how quickly it connects you to central London — around 9 minutes by public transport — while still feeling like a settled, residential part of the outer suburbs. This isn't the frenetic pace of inner-city London. Around 37% of working residents work from home, which is unusually high and gives the area something of a neighbourhood daytime energy that many commuter-belt spots lack.
Rents sit meaningfully above the national average. A two-bedroom home runs roughly £1,837 a month, and a three-bedroom pushes past £2,200. That's the trade-off for the fast connection into the city — you're paying an outer-London premium without quite the inner-London price tag. Median house prices sit at around £612,000, and at current salary levels a deposit takes close to eight years to save, which is a tough ask.
The area skews toward a fairly broad age mix — about 22% are under 18, suggesting a meaningful family presence, while the 18–34 and 35–49 bands are each close to a quarter of the population. Just under half of residents own their home, and private renters make up a similar share at around 47%. With a degree-holder share of 44%, it's a well-educated patch. The ethnic diversity index of 69.9 reflects a genuinely mixed community, and fewer than half of residents were born in the UK.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 700 metres away — about a 9-minute walk — and the nearest underground station is around 1.2 km. Broadband is full gigabit across the area. Council tax (Band D) comes in at around £2,133 a year. See the streets and sub-areas below for a more granular picture of where costs and character vary within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 040 a nice place to live?
- It's a well-connected, residential outer-London area with a genuine community feel. The fast rail link into central London — under 10 minutes — is a real draw, and the high work-from-home rate means the neighbourhood has daytime life. The trade-off is that rents are above the national average and the share of highly-rated nearby schools is lower than you'd hope.
- What is the rent in Barnet 040?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,482 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,837, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,227. Rents rose around 4.9% in the past year. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee.
- Is Barnet 040 safe?
- The crime rate is around 87 per 1,000 residents annually — slightly above the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000, but not dramatically so. Localised hotspots exist, particularly in areas with higher deprivation. Checking street-level data on Police.uk will give you a clearer picture for any specific street you're considering.
- What's the commute from Barnet 040 to central London?
- Under 10 minutes by public transport to a major London hub, which is one of the better outer-London connections. The nearest mainline rail station is around 700 metres away — roughly a 9-minute walk — and the nearest underground station is about 1.2 km away.
- Who lives in Barnet 040?
- A genuinely mixed community — international (fewer than 43% UK-born), well-educated (44% degree holders), and split fairly evenly between owners and private renters. Families are present but so are single-person households, and a high work-from-home rate of around 37% shapes the daytime character of the area.
- What schools are near Barnet 040?
- There are 85 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so choice is wide. Around 34% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 525 metres away, so at least one strong option is close. Families should verify individual catchment boundaries carefully.
- How affordable is Barnet 040 compared to the rest of London?
- It sits toward the more accessible end of outer London — a two-bedroom at around £1,837 a month is a London premium but not central-London territory. However, at a median house price of roughly £612,000 and a typical resident salary of around £39,000, buying remains a long-term project; expect around eight years to save a deposit.