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Friern Barnet: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Friern Barnet neighbourhood of Barnet, England (ONS area Barnet 015). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes N11, N12, N20. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near N11 3JP.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Barnet
Friern Barnet is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Barnet (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 22). Houses here typically resell for £735,000 and flats for £375,000 (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, New Southgate, 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
£735,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£375,000
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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 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 4 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£77,800
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 Friern Barnet sits in Barnet
- Typical house price: 16th lowest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 18th lowest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 18th 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 Friern Barnet
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, 3 the other way and 17 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
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Home improvement applications
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- New Southgate Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (860 m 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 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 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 St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Friern Barnet School 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 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 Friern Barnet
What is the typical house price in Friern Barnet?
£735,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
How does Friern Barnet compare with the rest of Barnet?
Typical house price: 16th lowest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 18th lowest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 18th lowest of 42 neighbourhoods in Barnet.
Is Friern Barnet an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Friern Barnet gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Friern Barnet?
New Southgate. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (860 m 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 Friern Barnet?
Nearest state primary school. St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School. 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Friern Barnet School. 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 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.