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Friern Barnet

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12,277 people · median £492,500 · Barnet

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Barnet Council · Labour minority — no overall control 31/63 seats · 49% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population12,277

0–14

18%

15–24

11%

25–44

26%

45–64

29%

65+

16%

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Median age40.8

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents6.8%

Self-employed · of people in work25.4%

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Retired14.9%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified45%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications17.6%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health86%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 6.95/10

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Happiness6.95/10

Feels worthwhile7.44/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.33/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.3/10

Employment

4.9/10

Education & skills

7.1/10

Health & disability

8.0/10

Crime

4.7/10

Housing & services

3.1/10

Living environment

3.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

58%

own their home

57%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 20%

ONS Census 2021

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