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Colney Hatch: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Colney Hatch neighbourhood of Barnet, England (ONS area Barnet 022). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes N10, N11, N12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near N10 1ST.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Barnet
Colney Hatch is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Barnet (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 22 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £685,000 and flats for £335,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Barnet (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, New Southgate, is about a 14-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
£685,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£335,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
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
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 22 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£70,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 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 Colney Hatch sits in Barnet
- Typical house price: 12th lowest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th 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 Colney Hatch
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, 1 the other way and 19 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
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- New Southgate Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 6.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern and Thameslink to Welwyn Garden City (about 24 min); Great Northern to Moorgate (about 26 min).
- Arnos Grove Underground station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 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 Coppetts Wood Primary School 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Jan 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school The Compton School 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Mar 2024).
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 Colney Hatch
What is the typical house price in Colney Hatch?
£685,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Colney Hatch compare with the rest of Barnet?
Typical house price: 12th lowest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 6th lowest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Barnet.
Is Colney Hatch an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Colney Hatch gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 22 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Colney Hatch?
New Southgate. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 6.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Northern and Thameslink to Welwyn Garden City (about 24 min); Great Northern to Moorgate (about 26 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Colney Hatch?
Nearest state primary school. Coppetts Wood Primary School. 380 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Jan 2026). Nearest state secondary school. The Compton School. 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (Mar 2024).
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.