Friern Barnet
Strong on transport, with higher house prices
Friern Barnet at a glance
- House prices
- £500,000
- Higher prices88th percentile
- Schools
- 50th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 89.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle31st percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle34th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Friern Barnet a good place to live?
Friern Barnet may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barnet below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Friern Barnet
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 89.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 31st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; 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 Friern Barnet
House prices
- Median sale price
- £500,000
- Percentile
- 88th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 109 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 Friern Barnet
Schools
50th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Friern Barnet
Flood risk
2.6% 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 1.2% of the area. That is the 34th 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 Friern Barnet
Transport
78th 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 Friern Barnet a good place to live?
Friern Barnet may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Friern Barnet safe?
Friern Barnet ranks in the 31st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Friern Barnet?
The median sale price was £500,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 88th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Friern Barnet?
Schools rank in the 50th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Friern Barnet?
Nearby public profiles include West Hendon in Barnet and Woodhouse in Barnet.
