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Burnt Oak
Barnet, London
Burnt Oak sits on the Edgware Road in north-west Barnet, one of inner-suburban London's first-wave Tube-led developments grown up around the Northern line station that opened in 1924. The character is layered: council cottage estates built by the London County Council after the First World War, interwar semis behind them, and a busy high street in between. Over half the ward falls inside a conservation area, and the listed stock includes the Grade II Aeroville, a neo-Georgian terrace built in 1917 by the Grahame-White aircraft company to house workers at the Hendon airfield just to the south-east. Thirty-seven outstanding-rated schools fall within walking or short-bus range, and Fryent-edge green space pushes green coverage close to sixty hectares. The downsides are the usual trade-offs of an Edgware Road ward: moderate air quality along the A5 itself, a high street that can feel worn rather than polished, and a cultural scene that runs to everyday food and retail rather than destination venues.
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Aeroville was built in 1917 by the Grahame-White aircraft company to house workers at Hendon airfield and is now Grade II listed.
- Good public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 54.2% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Montrose Playing Fields (13 hectares)
- 144 open venues (106 food and drink, 38 other)
Burnt Oak score highlights
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 69/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 55/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 9/100).
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Property prices & growth
55/ 100
- Purchase affordability60
- Rent affordability90
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)20
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
49/ 100
- Personal safety43
- Property crime54
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Connectivity
47/ 100
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
54/ 100
- Air quality68
- Quietness30
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Cultural Signal
16/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
144 open venues nearby — 106 food & drink, 38 other.
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Education
55/ 100
- Primary schools58
- Secondary schools52
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Heritage
37/ 100
5 listed buildings · 54% under a conservation area
- AerovilleGrade II
- 1-9 Buckle CourtGrade II
- 10, 11 and 12 Ruddock CloseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
69/ 100
- Green spaces91
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Montrose Playing Fields (13 ha). ~60 ha of green space in total.
Area development
9/ 100
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