Barnet

Borough · London · United Kingdom

Large, green north London borough of suburban streets and town centres, from Golders Green and Finchley to High Barnet at the end of the Northern line, with big new-build areas at Colindale.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,800 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Families, schools and green space

Watch out for

Northern line crowding; long distances between the east and west of the borough

Neighborhoods

  • Finchley
  • Hendon
  • Golders Green
  • Mill Hill
  • High Barnet
  • Colindale

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Barnet was £1,800 in 2025/26, 12% below the London average. It is the 19th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£751
Studio£1,150
1 bedroom£1,486
2 bedrooms£1,800
3 bedrooms£2,350
4+ bedrooms£3,425

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Barnet

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
EN4Barnet Vale, Bentley Heath & The Royds, Brunswick Park, Cockfosters, East Barnet, High Barnet£1,458£1,650£2,300
EN5Barnet Vale, Bentley Heath & The Royds, East Barnet, High Barnet, Shenley, Underhill£1,325£1,700£2,200
HA8Burnt Oak, Canons, Centenary, Edgware, Edgwarebury, Queensbury£1,350£1,700£2,225
N2East Finchley, Fortis Green, Garden Suburb, Highgate£1,500£1,900£2,400
N3Finchley Church End, Mill Hill, Totteridge & Woodside, West Finchley£1,500£1,800£2,350
N12Friern Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, West Finchley, Whetstone, Woodhouse£1,485£1,800£2,450
N20Barnet Vale, Brunswick Park, Friern Barnet, Totteridge & Woodside, Whetstone, Woodhouse£1,550£1,763£2,325
NW4Colindale South, Finchley Church End, Hendon, Mill Hill, West Hendon£1,500£1,800£2,313
NW7Burnt Oak, Colindale North, Edgware, Edgwarebury, Finchley Church End, High Barnet£1,475£1,750£2,375
NW11Childs Hill, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, Hendon£1,515£1,938£2,695
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereBarnetLondon
Population389,3438,799,725
One-person households28.0%29.3%
Children under 1519.3%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.3%12.3%
Aged 65 and over14.4%11.9%
Social housing rentals13.5%23.1%
Private rentals32.7%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes53.7%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Northern line (both branches); Thameslink

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