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High Barnet
Barnet, London
PocketsHigh Barnet & Hadley (Ravenscroft Park · Byng Road Playing Fields · King George's Playing Fields · Hadley Green)Totteridge & Barnet Gate (Rowley Lane Sports Ground · Bells Hill Cemetery · Whitings Hill Wood)
High Barnet sits at the northern edge of Greater London, perched on a ridge where the old Great North Road climbs out of the Thames basin. It feels more like a Hertfordshire market town than a London suburb, with Hadley Green — recorded by 1345 and one of London's older surviving commons — anchoring the northern end. The ward has 80 listed buildings, including Grade II* Hadley House, the Grade II* Stable Block and the Grade II* Arkley Windmill, and around 194.9 hectares of green space including King George's Playing Fields and the approaches to Hadley Wood. Safety and air-quality scores are strong, schools are plentiful with 15 Ofsted-outstanding options nearby, and almost a fifth of the ward sits inside a conservation area. The pub and restaurant scene runs to around 91 food venues along the High Street. The obvious drawback is connectivity: the Northern line terminates here but public-transport access is very limited away from the station, and journeys into central London run long. This is a ward for those who want period streets and open country over tube frequency.
- Strongest86Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong74Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 80 listed buildings
- 19.1% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: King George's Playing Fields (24.4 hectares)
- 245 open venues (92 food and drink, 153 other)
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Hadley Green was already known by 1345 and is the oldest public open space in the London Borough of Barnet; its status as a permanent open space was formalised in 1818 after a court case over attempted enclosure.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
50Better than 53% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)68
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For High Barnet: 136 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
67Better than 83% of London
- Personal safety75
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For High Barnet: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
25Better than 5% of London
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
86Better than 96% of London
- Air quality93
- Quietness75
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
24Better than 52% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
245 open venues nearby — 92 food & drink, 153 other.
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For High Barnet: the mix behind 245 open venues—% independent
Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools60
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Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For High Barnet: 8 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
33Better than 47% of London
80 listed buildings · 19% under a conservation area
- Hadley HouseGrade II*
- Arkley WindmillGrade II*
- Stable Block to Hadley HouseGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
74Better than 88% of London
- Green spaces99
- Waterways25
Largest green space: King George's Playing Fields (24 ha). ~195 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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- Is High Barnet safe?
- High Barnet scores 67 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is High Barnet a good place to live?
- High Barnet scores 46 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are air & quiet (86) and nature access (74); its weakest is area development (3). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is High Barnet?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in High Barnet 1 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 25 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is High Barnet expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, High Barnet is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 9/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near High Barnet?
- High Barnet scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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