Barnet: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,610,998

Semi-detached

£850,442

Terraced

£634,437

Flat or maisonette

£372,014

First-time buyers

£469,358

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  297,676 in 1991 → 405,050 in 2024 (+36.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £298,707 in 2005 → £600,560 in 2026 (+101.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £502 in 2008 → £756 in 2025 (+50.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  70.5% in 2004 → 67.8% in 2023 (−3.8%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.2% in 2001 → 5.1% in 2025 (+131.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,305 in 1997 → £38,184 in 2024 (+210.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Barnet; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing16.3% (2024/25) · 12th lowest of 296
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£38,184 (2024) · 18th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.7 t per person (2024) · 20th lowest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access8 min (2019) · 17th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 355th highest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment12,471 kWh (2024/25) · 336th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing12.1× earnings (April 2025) · 300th lowest of 316
• Employment rate · Economy & work67.8% (2023) · 316th highest of 348

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.9 years · England 80.0 · 6th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.5 years · England 83.8 · 15th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.7 years · England 61.3 · 59th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)230.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 6th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.5% · England 10.4 · 37th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)53.3% · England 64.6 · 11th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.3% · England 68.3 · 28th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)55.8 score · England 46.0 · 4th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)1.3% · England 5.8 · 2nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.2% · England 19.8 · 17th lowest of 153