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East Barnet

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North east Barnet. About 18,244 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in East Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
18,140
304th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East Barnet compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

East BarnetMiddle
Population24 wards, Barnet · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 10,719 to 21,980. The middle area is 16,756. East Barnet is 18,140.
18,14010th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Barnet · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. East Barnet is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Barnet · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 57.6% to 94.7%. The middle area is 80.6%. East Barnet is 73.9%.
73.9%7th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Barnet · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 1.6% to 8.4%. The middle area is 4.7%. East Barnet is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 10th lowest

Is East Barnet safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Barnet at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Barnet.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), anti-social behaviour (228) and vehicle crime (168).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Barnet

These figures are published for the whole of Barnet, not for each ward, so they describe all of Barnet and not East Barnet alone. See Barnet

Average house price
£592,892
Down 4.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,141
30th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.6×
Joint 17th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.5
140th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Barnet in brief

East Barnet had 18,140 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in East Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Barnet, 73.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Barnet, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.