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High Barnet

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North Barnet. About 12,266 people in 8.1 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 High Barnet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,928
1,623rd 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
57.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How High Barnet compares

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

High BarnetMiddle
Population24 wards, Barnet · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnet24 areas from 10,719 to 21,980. The middle area is 16,756. High Barnet is 11,928.
11,9283rd least 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%. High 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%. High Barnet is 57.6%.
57.6%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%. High Barnet is 3.4%.
3.4%3rd lowest

Is High Barnet safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Barnet at a rate of 84.8 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, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in High Barnet.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (278), shoplifting (209) and violence and sexual offences (207).

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 High Barnet 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 paid 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
High Barnet in brief

High Barnet had 11,928 usual residents at the census.

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

In High Barnet, 57.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In High Barnet, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.