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Underhill
Barnet, London
PocketsDucks Island & Underhill (Bells Hill Cemetery · Mays Lane · Dollis Brook · south · Wood Street)High Barnet & Hadley (Manor Road · Barnet Hill Common)
Underhill sits on the northern fringe of the borough just south of High Barnet, where Greater London runs out into Hertfordshire. It is a residential ward with a village-edge feel, bordering open country and the Dollis Valley. The character leans suburban and quiet. Heritage is respectable for this corner of outer London, with eleven listed buildings including The Bow House and the Grade II Coroner's Court, and sixteen Outstanding-rated schools within reach. Nature and pollution both score well — over fifteen hectares of green space and easy access to the Dollis Valley walk. Safety scores are among the stronger in the dataset. The trade-offs are that public-transport access is moderate and reliant on High Barnet Northern line terminus, the culture score is low, and conservation-area coverage is limited to about four percent of the ward. Planning constraints are also weak, meaning change can arrive quickly in parts of the ward.
- Strongest85Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong67Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 4% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Barnet Playing Fields (4.4 hectares)
- 58 open venues (30 food and drink, 28 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
49Better than 50% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability50
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- Activity (turnover)52
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Underhill: 89 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
65Better than 80% of London
- Personal safety63
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
38Better than 34% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
85Better than 96% of London
- Air quality92
- Quietness75
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
58 open venues nearby — 30 food & drink, 28 other.
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Education
57Better than 69% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools68
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For Underhill: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
16Better than 34% of London
11 listed buildings · 4% under a conservation area
- The Bow HouseGrade II
- 17, Wood StreetGrade II
- 27, Wood StreetGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
67Better than 65% of London
- Green spaces89
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Barnet Playing Fields (4 ha). ~13 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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- Is Underhill safe?
- Underhill scores 65 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 Underhill a good place to live?
- Underhill scores 44 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 (85) and nature access (67); its weakest is area development (1). 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 Underhill?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Underhill 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 38 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Underhill expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Underhill is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 10/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Underhill?
- Underhill scores 57 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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