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Hampstead Garden Suburb: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Hampstead Garden Suburb neighbourhood of Barnet, England (ONS area Barnet 033). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes N2, NW11, NW3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near N2 0RG.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Hampstead Garden Suburb is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Barnet (5 of 22 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £2,019,250 and flats for £515,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Barnet (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, East Finchley, 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
£2,019,250
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£515,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.10; 5 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 8 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 7 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£91,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Hampstead Garden Suburb sits in Barnet
- Typical house price: the highest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th highest 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 Hampstead Garden Suburb
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
5 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Barnet, 3 the other way and 14 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
- Home improvement applications
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Schools improving
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- East Finchley Underground station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line).
- Hampstead Heath Railway station, 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 32 min) and Clapham Junction (about 36 min).
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 Brookland Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The Henrietta Barnett School 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
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 Hampstead Garden Suburb
What is the typical house price in Hampstead Garden Suburb?
£2,019,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Hampstead Garden Suburb compare with the rest of Barnet?
Typical house price: the highest of the 41 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 39 neighbourhoods in Barnet with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th highest of 42 neighbourhoods in Barnet.
Is Hampstead Garden Suburb an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Hampstead Garden Suburb gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.10; 5 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Hampstead Garden Suburb?
East Finchley. Underground station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line).
Which state schools are nearest to Hampstead Garden Suburb?
Nearest state primary school. Brookland Infant and Nursery School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Henrietta Barnett School. 750 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
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.