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31 recorded sales · median £415,000 · Barnet

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

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

75/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£415k

median price

8.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£415k

median sold price

14.9 yrs

of local pay to buy

21 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

171

schools total

8.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

830

Violence — most

15.8

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.7%

in a flood zone

232

green spaces

8.1

PM2.5 · WHO 5

550

eat & drink

217

shops

63.9%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£412,000 in 2016 → £415,000 in 2026

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Barnet, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £415,000. That's about 14.9× local earnings — around the 15.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 31 sales£415,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay14.9× · five-year average 15.9×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership53%

Owned outright

26%

With a mortgage

26%

Private rented

33%

Social rented

14%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,133

Your band:

London Borough of Barnet£1,622

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,422

Band B£1,659

Band C£1,896

Band D (baseline)£2,133

Band E£2,607

Band F£3,080

Band G£3,554

Band H£4,265

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Barnet how Observer Close compares · from Barnet

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hendon Central +23.7%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Hendon Central	£587,500	+23.7%	110
Church End	£620,000	+20.4%	341
Brunswick Park	£615,000	+20%	218
Underhill	£672,500	+16.9%	89
Hampstead Garden Suburb	£1,670,000	+14.9%	120
Highwood Hill	£600,000	+14.3%	54
Mill Hill Village	£755,000	+14.1%	179
Cockfosters	£700,000	+12.4%	65
Whetstone	£800,000	+12.1%	291
West Hendon	£425,000	+12%	133
Temple Fortune	£900,000	+11.1%	260
East Barnet	£525,000	+10.5%	140
Ducks Island	£585,000	+9.7%	101
Colindale	£410,000	+9.6%	603
Edgware	£560,000	+9.4%	449
Woodside Park	£610,000	+8.9%	122
Golders Green	£937,500	+8.6%	208
Southgate	£835,000	+7.6%	39
High Barnet	£685,500	+5.5%	115
New Southgate	£480,000	+3.5%	76
Hendon	£510,000	+3.3%	290
Brent Cross	£707,500	+0.9%	118
East Finchley	£585,000	+0.6%	208
West Finchley	£575,000	+0%	303
Cricklewood	£542,500	+0%	118
Finchley	£480,000	+0%	121
New Barnet	£420,000	-5.1%	373
Brockley Park	£545,000	-5.4%	61
North Finchley	£415,000	-6.7%	260
Friern Barnet	£492,500	-9.9%	176
Mill Hill	£495,000	-15.7%	137
Fallow Corner	£630,000	-19.1%	61
Chipping Barnet	£540,000	-19.4%	101
Colney Hatch	£355,000	-30.1%	161

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Observer Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
GAZETTE COURT, 1 OBSERVER CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£415,000	Mar 2026
Flat 20 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£415,000	Mar 2026
Flat 23 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£435,000	Jul 2025
Flat 9 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£445,000	Apr 2023
Flat 19 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£467,500	Sep 2021
Flat 24 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£310,000	Apr 2021
Flat 17 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£465,000	Feb 2021
Flat 2 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£435,000	Aug 2016
Flat 1 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£314,000	Aug 2016
Flat 5 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£437,500	Jul 2016
Flat 4 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£334,000	Jul 2016
Flat 3 Gazette Court 1 Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£401,000	Jul 2016
Flat 11 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£440,000	Jul 2016
Flat 8 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£425,000	Jun 2016
Flat 7 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£336,000	Jun 2016
Flat 6 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£408,000	Jun 2016
Flat 10 Gazette Court 1 Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£342,000	Jun 2016
Flat 14 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£450,000	Jun 2016
Flat 13 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£340,000	Jun 2016
Flat 12 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£412,000	Jun 2016
Flat 9 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£410,000	Jun 2016
Flat 16 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£315,000	Jun 2016
Flat 18 Gazette Court 1 Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£315,000	Jun 2016
Flat 17 Gazette Court 1, Observer Close	Flat	—	—	£440,000	Jun 2016

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Barnet

Crime runs at 8.3 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month8.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Barnet

Violence & sexual offences

830

Anti-social behaviour

788

Shoplifting

347

Vehicle crime

320

Other theft

245

Public order

213

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Barnet district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Barnet

Population389,344

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

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

4.8/10

Employment

5.7/10

Education & skills

7.4/10

Health & disability

8.2/10

Crime

5.8/10

Housing & services

2.8/10

Living environment

3.7/10

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

Figures for the wider Barnet — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)49%

Good or very good health86%

Own their home53%

Median age37.8

Born outside the UK43%

See the full Barnet report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Joel Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.2 km
Colindale Primary School	Primary	—	0.4 km
Twisty Tails Nursery Ltd	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Beis Yaakov Primary School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Beis Yaakov Creche	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Beaufort Park Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
Abracadabra Preschool Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.8 km
North London Grammar School	All-through	—	0.8 km
Fountain Montessori Colindale	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.9 km
Greentop Centre	Nursery	Good ('09)	0.9 km
Fountain Montessori Nido	Nursery	—	1.0 km
Learn And Play Childcare Limited	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.0 km
Little Explorers Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.1 km
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
St James' Catholic High School	Secondary	—	1.1 km
Fine Childcare	Nursery	—	1.1 km
Rugrats Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Playfield Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.1 km
Saracens High School	Secondary	Good ('22)	1.2 km
Tinky's Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.2 km
The Hyde School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.2 km
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School	Primary	Good ('22)	1.2 km
Sunnyfields Primary School	Primary	—	1.3 km
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Goldbeaters Primary School	Primary	—	1.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

15 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Colindale Medical Centre Lp	GP	Good ('18)	0.2 km
Coco Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Colindale Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Procare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Corner House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Colindale Dental Care Centre	Dentist	—	0.5 km
The Tooth Sanctuary	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Mcparland Ha Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
The Hyde Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Alpha Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Oris Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Wakemans Hill Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	0.7 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
The Everglade Medical Practice	GP	—	1.0 km
Kingsbury Health And Wellbeing	GP	Good ('20)	1.1 km
Willow Tree Family Doctors	GP	Requires improvement ('24)	1.1 km
Judds Chemists	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Kings Edge Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	1.3 km
Watling Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	1.4 km
Jade Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Stag Lane Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Burntoak Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Care Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Jai Medical Centre (Brent)	GP	Good ('21)	1.5 km
Hendon Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Parkview Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	1.6 km
Watling Clinic	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Doshi Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
St. Georges Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.7 km
Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Hendon Way Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	1.7 km
Vivian Avenue Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Sabel Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Oak Lodge Medical Centre	GP	—	1.8 km
Burnt Oak Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.9 km
41-43 Vivian Avenue	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Hendon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Chase Lodge Dental	Dentist	Good ('20)	1.9 km
Broadway Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Elite Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.0 km
The Phoenix Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.0 km
Pharmco	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Mollison Way Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.0 km
Osbon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Fairview Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Brampton Health Centre	GP	—	2.0 km
Zain Medical Centre	GP	—	2.1 km
Wellcare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Ivory Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Kingsbury Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Jade Pharmacy (Kingsbury)	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Shri Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Bacon Lane Surgery	GP	—	2.2 km
Church Lane Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Rose Garden Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Leigh Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Sabel Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Zaxgate Ltd	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Brace Place	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Dr Azim & Partners	GP	—	2.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Honeypot Lane Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Hc Heard Chemists	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Church Lane Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
The Fryent Way Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	2.4 km
Millway Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.5 km
Mulberry Medical Practice	GP	—	2.5 km
Dr Sp Talpahewa	GP	—	2.6 km
Lane End Medical Group	GP	—	3.0 km
Penshurst Gardens Surgery	GP	—	3.0 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Barnet

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 21 min from Cricklewood Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Hendon Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Blackfriars	26 min
Mill Hill Broadway Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Blackfriars	27 min
Brent Cross West Station	2.0 mi	London Blackfriars	23 min
Cricklewood Rail Station	2.9 mi	London Blackfriars	21 min
South Kenton Rail Station	3.0 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Cricklewood Rail Station (21 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

43%

Drive

27%

Public transport

22%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging35 points

Per 10,000 residents0.9

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Barnet

Air quality

NO₂

15.8

— WHO guide

PM2.5

8.1

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1004.6%

Flood zone1.7% of postcodes

Radonup to <1% of homes

Historic landfill58 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings652

Conservation areas16

Green belt27.5%

Green spaces232

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Barnet

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	550	85% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	217	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	69	—
Green spaces & parks	232	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

63.9%

Superfast

97.4%

Ultrafast

65.9%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Barnet

Figures for the wider Barnet — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.8%

In work (employment rate)60.2%

Companies registered here74,677

New incorporations (12m)8,368

Property companies (SPVs)15,730

See the full Barnet report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district