United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Barnet
Local Authority · London, England · population ~399k · 128 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with pay and schools to match. Barnet’s median house price is 12.1 times median annual pay, and rent takes a high 49.1% of gross earnings, both among the highest in London. However, weekly pay is also slightly above the London median at £905.40, and Barnet has the highest share of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools in the capital at 98.8%. Crime is also significantly lower than the London average, at 66.8 per 1,000. This is a place for those prioritising educational outcomes and a safer environment, and who can afford the substantial property premium.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Barnet ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£47,081/yr
Very high
Better than 91% of UK LAs
House price
£569,062
Very expensive
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,928/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,133/yr
Cheapest
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Crime
66.8/1k
Mid
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.1
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
98.4%
Very strong
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
126 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
120 of 122 (98.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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128 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 128 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.