Temple Fortune
Barnet 035 · 6 sub-areas · 10,617 residents
Barnet 035 is a residential corner of Barnet, north London, home to around 10,600 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,840 a month — noticeably above the UK average but moderate by outer-London standards. Over half of residents own their homes, and more than half work from home, giving the area a quieter, settled feel.
Temple Fortune is a commuter neighbourhood within Barnet — train into London runs in around 34 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 Temple Fortune?
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.
Temple Fortune in Barnet
Living in Temple Fortune
This part of Barnet sits firmly in the owner-occupier belt that rings outer north London. More than half of households own their home, and the streets reflect that — less transient than inner-city postcodes, with a demographic that skews towards families and longer-term residents. Nearly a quarter of the population is under 18, which is high by London standards, and household types lean heavily towards couples with children.
Rents here are substantial but not shocking for the area. A two-bedroom comes in around £1,840 a month — well above the UK national median of roughly £1,200, but you're getting outer-London convenience without zone 1 or 2 prices. The median property price sits above £1 million, which tells you something about who can afford to buy here; renters make up just under 39% of households.
Affordability is the real pressure point. Rent takes up around 80% of typical take-home pay for renters on a median local salary — one of the more stretched ratios in outer London. Residents tend to earn more than the jobs physically based in the area pay (£39,200 versus £30,900 for workplace roles), which points to the dominant pattern here: people who commute out for higher-paid work and come home to a quieter residential base.
Over half of residents work from home, which is unusually high and shapes the feel of the neighbourhood during the day. Public transport use is relatively low at around 18%, with a similar share using the car. The nearest underground station is roughly 1.2 km away. Greenspace is genuinely accessible — around two-thirds of residents are within a short walk of green space, with the nearest park just 250 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood varies at a finer grain.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnet 035 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented outer-London neighbourhood with strong greenspace access — around two-thirds of residents are within a short walk of green space. Over half own their home, crime is moderate for London, and more than half of residents work from home. The trade-off is cost: rents are high and take up a large share of take-home pay for renters on local salaries.
- What is the rent in Barnet 035?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,480 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,840, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,230. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 5% in the past year. Council tax (Band D) adds about £2,133 a year on top.
- Is Barnet 035 safe?
- The crime rate is around 102 per 1,000 residents annually — modestly above the UK average of roughly 80, but not unusual for a London postcode. The area sits in the middle of the deprivation index (decile 5.8), with a relatively stable, owner-occupied demographic that tends to correlate with lower antisocial behaviour.
- What's the commute from Barnet 035 to central London?
- Around 33 minutes to a major London employment hub by public transport. The nearest underground station is about 1.2 km away (roughly 15 minutes on foot), and the nearest mainline rail station is around 2.6 km. That said, over half of residents work from home, so many locals don't commute at all.
- Who lives in Barnet 035?
- Mostly families and established owner-occupiers. Nearly a quarter of residents are under 18, and couples with children make up about 23% of households. The degree rate is 55%, pointing to a professional demographic. Over half of residents work from home, and the area feels quieter and more settled than inner-London postcodes.
- What schools are near Barnet 035?
- There are 141 schools within typical catchment distance, though only around 35% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just under 1 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted ratings carefully, as quality varies across the area.
- Is Barnet 035 good for families?
- The data suggests yes: nearly a quarter of residents are under 18, there's strong greenspace access within walking distance, over half of homes are owner-occupied, and the working-from-home rate is among the highest in outer London. The main downside is cost — a two-bedroom runs about £1,840 a month, and rents absorb a high share of typical local take-home pay.