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Childs Hill

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South Barnet. About 20,455 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Childs Hill, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
19,631
213th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.7%
1,137th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Childs Hill compares

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Population24 wards, Barnet · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 10,719 to 21,980. The middle area is 16,756. Childs Hill is 19,631.
19,6314th highest
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%. Childs Hill is 81.5%.
81.5%10th highest
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%. Childs Hill is 5.5%.
5.5%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Barnet · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 59.5% to 75.3%. The middle area is 65.3%. Childs Hill is 67.7%.
67.7%7th highest

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 Childs Hill alone. See Barnet

Average house price
£600,560
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,141
30th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.7×
14th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.5
140th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Childs Hill in brief

Childs Hill had 19,631 usual residents at the census.

In Childs Hill, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Childs Hill, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.7% of residents in Childs Hill were aged 15 to 64 at the census.