Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Barnes at a glance
- House prices
- £145,500
- Lower prices5th percentile
- Schools
- 43rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 72nd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 56.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle61st percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.9% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land20th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Barnes a good place to live?
Barnes may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sunderland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Barnes
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 56.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Barnes
House prices
- Median sale price
- £145,500
- Percentile
- 5th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 88 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Barnes
Schools
43rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Barnes
Flood risk
0.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.1% of the area. That is the 20th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Barnes
Transport
72nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Barnes a good place to live?
Barnes may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Barnes safe?
Barnes ranks in the 61st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Barnes?
The median sale price was £145,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 5th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Barnes?
Schools rank in the 43rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Barnes?
Nearby public profiles include Ryhope in Sunderland and Washington Central North East in Sunderland.
