Barnet: local statistics
Barnet is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 408,087 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Barnet, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Life expectancy at birth in Barnet is 85.9 years for women and 82.5 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.9 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is 4th of 32 in London, counting from the highest for women.
27,260 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Barnet in March 2026, 15% more than in 2016. That is 67 for every 1,000 residents, the 9th highest of 33 in London.
In the year to March 2026, 27,467 offences were recorded by police in Barnet: 67.3 per 1,000 people, the 26th highest rate of 33 in London. A year earlier it was 67.8. In the year to March 2016 it was 66.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
408,087 people lived in Barnet in mid-2025, according to the ONS, up 0.5% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 8.0% (London: +5.4%). That is the 9th fastest growth of the 33 council areas in London. No earlier year in the series was higher.
A typical home in Barnet cost £600,560 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, a fall of 4.9% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it 12th of 33 in London, counting from the highest; the average for London was £550,037. Since July 2016 prices have risen 6%; the July high in the series was £632,847 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Barnet (£47,141) gives a ratio of 12.7. That ratio is 11th of 32 in London, counting from the highest ratio.
A Band D home in Barnet pays an average of £2,132.60 in council tax in 2026-27, up £97.08 on 2025-26. That makes it close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (20th highest). Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,397.07.
Full-time employees living in Barnet earned a median £905.40 a week in April 2025 (£47,141 a year). That is 0.3% above the figure for London and close to the middle of the 32 council areas in London (15th highest). Jobs based in Barnet paid a median £766.60 a week, £138.80 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £628.50: a change of +44% before inflation.
In August 2026, 13,125 people in Barnet were on the claimant count, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. A year earlier the rate was 5.1%. Over the last five years it peaked at 6.0% in August 2021 and was lowest at 4.1% in May 2023.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 73.0% of Barnet residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 4.5 points); the figure for London was 74.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.0% to 74.9%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 377,826 |
| 2016 | 382,925 |
| 2017 | 384,117 |
| 2018 | 387,574 |
| 2019 | 390,590 |
| 2020 | 391,046 |
| 2021 | 388,955 |
| 2022 | 391,926 |
| 2023 | 399,842 |
| 2024 | 406,198 |
| 2025 | 408,087 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £567,768 |
| July 2017 | £559,978 |
| July 2018 | £555,172 |
| July 2019 | £545,419 |
| July 2020 | £551,273 |
| July 2021 | £587,044 |
| July 2022 | £632,847 |
| July 2023 | £623,461 |
| July 2024 | £627,406 |
| July 2025 | £631,520 |
| July 2026 | £600,560 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £628.50 a week |
| 2016 | £637.70 a week |
| 2017 | £690.00 a week |
| 2018 | £677.60 a week |
| 2019 | £677.50 a week |
| 2020 | £663.10 a week |
| 2021 | £686.30 a week |
| 2022 | £735.60 a week |
| 2023 | £779.20 a week |
| 2024 | £862.40 a week |
| 2025 | £905.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,397.07 |
| 2017-18 | £1,434.72 |
| 2018-19 | £1,483.57 |
| 2019-20 | £1,545.41 |
| 2020-21 | £1,605.84 |
| 2021-22 | £1,700.99 |
| 2022-23 | £1,746.29 |
| 2023-24 | £1,836.17 |
| 2024-25 | £1,943.24 |
| 2025-26 | £2,035.52 |
| 2026-27 | £2,132.60 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 66.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 68.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 70.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 75.5 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 79.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 66.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 71.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 72.3 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 72.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.0% |
| 2016/17 | 72.2% |
| 2017/18 | 72.4% |
| 2018/19 | 71.7% |
| 2019/20 | 74.9% |
| 2020/21 | 73.3% |
| 2021/22 | 69.3% |
| 2022/23 | 71.4% |
| 2023/24 | 67.0% |
| 2024/25 | 74.5% |
| 2025/26 | 73.0% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.1 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 85.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.9 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.9 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 23,640 |
| 2017 | 24,690 |
| 2018 | 24,820 |
| 2019 | 25,660 |
| 2020 | 26,125 |
| 2021 | 27,335 |
| 2022 | 27,925 |
| 2023 | 26,720 |
| 2024 | 26,590 |
| 2025 | 26,760 |
| 2026 | 27,260 |
Questions about Barnet
What is life expectancy in Barnet?
85.9 years for women and 82.5 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Barnet?
67.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of Barnet?
The ONS estimates 408,087 people lived in Barnet in mid-2025.
What is the average house price in Barnet?
£600,560 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-4.9% on a year).
How much is Band D council tax in Barnet?
£2,132.60 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in Barnet?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Barnet was £905.40 a week in April 2025 (£47,141 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Barnet?
The ONS claimant count was 13,125 in August 2026, 5.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
Who has power over Barnet
Every body that makes decisions for Barnet, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Barnet council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Barnet in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board NHS
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Chipping Barnet: Dan Tomlinson (Labour) MP
- Finchley and Golders Green: Sarah Sackman (Labour) MP
- Hendon: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour) MP
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet: Catherine West (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK population
- Other council areas in London: Brent · Bromley · Croydon · Ealing · Newham · Wandsworth
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