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Barnet council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

18.3% to 48.1%

Homes rented privately ranged from 18.3% in Underhill to 48.1% in Golders Green — a gap of 29.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Underhill	18.3%	886	4,844
Brunswick Park	18.5%	1,109	5,990
High Barnet	20.7%	990	4,793
Edgwarebury	23.4%	936	3,995
Totteridge & Woodside	23.6%	1,293	5,483
Whetstone	24.2%	1,037	4,285
Garden Suburb	24.9%	1,217	4,893
Colindale North	26%	1,163	4,472
Mill Hill	26.5%	1,833	6,919
Burnt Oak	27.3%	2,018	7,394
Barnet Vale	27.5%	1,954	7,097
East Barnet	27.6%	1,927	6,991
East Finchley	28.1%	1,942	6,899
Edgware	29.6%	2,134	7,210
Friern Barnet	32.6%	2,491	7,651
Finchley Church End	37.4%	2,825	7,562
Woodhouse	38.1%	2,101	5,514
Cricklewood	39.6%	1,573	3,968
West Finchley	41.2%	3,197	7,751
West Hendon	43.1%	2,786	6,457
Colindale South	43.5%	3,246	7,469
Childs Hill	46.6%	3,721	7,978
Hendon	47.2%	3,905	8,268
Golders Green	48.1%	2,416	5,028

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.6% to 5.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.6% in Garden Suburb to 5.1% in Underhill — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Garden Suburb	2.6%	320	12,209
Totteridge & Woodside	3.1%	453	14,495
Edgware	3.4%	685	19,997
Hendon	3.4%	758	21,981
Finchley Church End	3.5%	659	18,840
Colindale South	3.6%	705	19,414
West Finchley	3.7%	716	19,430
Golders Green	3.8%	558	14,745
Barnet Vale	3.8%	641	16,867
Brunswick Park	3.8%	621	16,213
Whetstone	3.9%	415	10,770
Mill Hill	3.9%	708	18,310
East Barnet	4.1%	737	18,143
Edgwarebury	4.1%	500	12,109
West Hendon	4.2%	731	17,253
Friern Barnet	4.2%	825	19,450
Childs Hill	4.3%	840	19,629
East Finchley	4.5%	747	16,639
High Barnet	4.5%	536	11,930
Colindale North	4.5%	542	12,062
Burnt Oak	5%	1,083	21,857
Woodhouse	5%	697	13,914
Cricklewood	5.1%	543	10,724
Underhill	5.1%	637	12,372

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People aged 65 or over

6.7% to 21.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 6.7% in Colindale South to 21.1% in Garden Suburb — a gap of 14.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Colindale South	6.7%	1,297	19,417
Colindale North	7.5%	903	12,060
Cricklewood	10%	1,070	10,726
Burnt Oak	10.4%	2,279	21,854
West Hendon	11%	1,897	17,253
Hendon	11.9%	2,624	21,981
Golders Green	13.1%	1,937	14,742
Friern Barnet	13.2%	2,574	19,449
West Finchley	14%	2,729	19,430
Childs Hill	14.2%	2,793	19,629
East Barnet	14.8%	2,687	18,145
East Finchley	15%	2,490	16,640
Edgwarebury	15.1%	1,833	12,112
Woodhouse	15.2%	2,121	13,917
Edgware	16.1%	3,217	19,996
Mill Hill	16.3%	2,980	18,309
Brunswick Park	16.8%	2,730	16,211
Underhill	17%	2,107	12,371
Barnet Vale	17.2%	2,905	16,869
Whetstone	17.8%	1,917	10,771
Totteridge & Woodside	17.9%	2,590	14,493
Finchley Church End	18.2%	3,430	18,838
High Barnet	20.4%	2,428	11,928
Garden Suburb	21.1%	2,571	12,207

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.3% to 23.3%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 8.3% in Garden Suburb to 23.3% in Burnt Oak — a gap of 15 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Garden Suburb	8.3%	801	9,691
Totteridge & Woodside	10.8%	1,244	11,524
East Finchley	12.5%	1,682	13,477
Barnet Vale	12.5%	1,722	13,779
West Finchley	13.2%	2,062	15,597
Finchley Church End	13.3%	2,029	15,230
Whetstone	13.4%	1,174	8,771
High Barnet	13.7%	1,337	9,751
Mill Hill	13.9%	2,032	14,614
Childs Hill	14.5%	2,287	15,817
East Barnet	15.3%	2,175	14,251
Brunswick Park	15.3%	1,996	13,072
Colindale South	15.3%	2,405	15,718
Edgware	15.5%	2,434	15,678
Hendon	15.6%	2,676	17,180
Friern Barnet	15.9%	2,446	15,425
Edgwarebury	16.3%	1,476	9,037
Golders Green	16.9%	1,773	10,490
Underhill	17%	1,700	9,994
Woodhouse	17.8%	2,027	11,385
Colindale North	19.2%	1,770	9,211
West Hendon	19.9%	2,830	14,251
Cricklewood	20.5%	1,721	8,403
Burnt Oak	23.3%	3,962	17,008

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.4% to 65.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 35.4% in Burnt Oak to 65.2% in Garden Suburb — a gap of 29.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Burnt Oak	35.4%	6,027	17,008
Cricklewood	41%	3,446	8,403
Colindale North	42.3%	3,900	9,211
Golders Green	42.7%	4,474	10,490
Edgwarebury	43.1%	3,897	9,037
Underhill	43.4%	4,334	9,994
East Barnet	43.9%	6,263	14,251
West Hendon	44.3%	6,310	14,251
Brunswick Park	44.7%	5,844	13,072
Hendon	46.7%	8,031	17,180
Woodhouse	47.3%	5,387	11,385
Friern Barnet	47.6%	7,336	15,425
Edgware	49.2%	7,711	15,678
Barnet Vale	50.3%	6,932	13,779
Colindale South	50.7%	7,972	15,718
Mill Hill	50.9%	7,443	14,614
High Barnet	51.7%	5,042	9,751
Whetstone	53.3%	4,677	8,771
Childs Hill	53.9%	8,529	15,817
West Finchley	55.6%	8,679	15,597
Finchley Church End	56.3%	8,568	15,230
East Finchley	56.8%	7,653	13,477
Totteridge & Woodside	59.6%	6,867	11,524
Garden Suburb	65.2%	6,318	9,691

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.4% to 26.6%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.4% in Garden Suburb to 26.6% in Burnt Oak — a gap of 18.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Garden Suburb	8.4%	409	4,893
Totteridge & Woodside	10.3%	566	5,483
High Barnet	13.3%	638	4,793
Whetstone	13.7%	587	4,283
Mill Hill	14.5%	1,007	6,921
Finchley Church End	14.9%	1,125	7,563
Brunswick Park	15.3%	916	5,991
Barnet Vale	15.4%	1,094	7,095
West Finchley	15.5%	1,198	7,751
Edgware	15.7%	1,133	7,212
Edgwarebury	17.1%	682	3,995
East Finchley	17.1%	1,178	6,900
East Barnet	17.2%	1,203	6,991
Colindale South	17.5%	1,308	7,468
Childs Hill	17.9%	1,428	7,975
Friern Barnet	18%	1,379	7,650
Woodhouse	19.4%	1,068	5,516
Golders Green	19.7%	988	5,027
Underhill	19.8%	958	4,845
Hendon	20%	1,651	8,272
West Hendon	21.6%	1,395	6,457
Cricklewood	23.9%	947	3,966
Colindale North	25.3%	1,130	4,475
Burnt Oak	26.6%	1,967	7,397

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.7% to 42.6%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.7% in Finchley Church End to 42.6% in Colindale North — a gap of 37.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Finchley Church End	4.7%	356	7,562
Garden Suburb	5.5%	268	4,893
West Finchley	5.9%	457	7,751
Golders Green	7.6%	381	5,028
Barnet Vale	8.2%	582	7,097
Whetstone	8.9%	381	4,285
Mill Hill	9%	621	6,919
Totteridge & Woodside	9%	493	5,483
Edgware	9.1%	654	7,210
Childs Hill	9.2%	737	7,978
East Barnet	9.3%	651	6,991
Brunswick Park	9.3%	560	5,990
Hendon	9.8%	809	8,268
High Barnet	10.8%	520	4,793
Woodhouse	11.1%	614	5,514
Edgwarebury	13.1%	525	3,995
West Hendon	14.3%	926	6,457
Friern Barnet	14.4%	1,104	7,651
Colindale South	17.7%	1,324	7,469
East Finchley	22.8%	1,574	6,899
Cricklewood	23.9%	950	3,968
Underhill	24%	1,161	4,844
Burnt Oak	33.5%	2,476	7,394
Colindale North	42.6%	1,905	4,472

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24 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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