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Childs Hill: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Childs Hill neighbourhood of Barnet, England (ONS area Barnet 041). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NW11, NW2, NW3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NW2 2PY.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Childs Hill is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Barnet (4 of 22 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £979,100 and flats for £445,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Barnet (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Cricklewood, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£979,100

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -3% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£445,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.19; 2 of 22 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£77,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Childs Hill sits in Barnet

  • Typical house price: 10th highest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 17th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Barnet

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Childs Hill

House prices: Childs Hill against Barnet: This neighbourhood £105k (1995) to £1.1m (2025); Barnet £110k (1995) to £755k (2026).£322k£1.6m2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£1.1mBarnet£755k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Barnet, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Childs Hill against Barnet: This neighbourhood £63k (1995) to £433k (2025); Barnet £59k (1995) to £380k (2026).£119k£470k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£433kBarnet£380k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Barnet, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Barnet, 4 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Homes improving their energy rating

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Cricklewood Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (830 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Sutton (London) (63 to 69 min) and St Albans City (about 21 min).
  • Golders Green Underground station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
  • Nearest state secondary school Hampstead School 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Childs Hill

What is the typical house price in Childs Hill?

£979,100. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -3% against 2017-2019.

How does Childs Hill compare with the rest of Barnet?

Typical house price: 10th highest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 9th highest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 17th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Barnet.

Is Childs Hill an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Childs Hill gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.19; 2 of 22 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Childs Hill?

Cricklewood. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (830 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Sutton (London) (63 to 69 min) and St Albans City (about 21 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Childs Hill?

Nearest state primary school. All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2. 140 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Hampstead School. 720 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.