Brunswick Park
vs Friern Barnet
Friern Barnet has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brunswick Park. Homes in Brunswick Park sold for a median of £635,000, 37% above Friern Barnet. Brunswick Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 24%).
People
Brunswick Park has 16,208 residents in 5,991 households; Friern Barnet has 19,022 in 7,519. Brunswick Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 3.7 percentage points more than Friern Barnet (Barnet: 14%). Friern Barnet has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.7 percentage points more than Brunswick Park (Barnet: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brunswick Park (47%) and flats in Friern Barnet (41%). Brunswick Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 19.1 percentage points more than Friern Barnet (Barnet: 53%). Friern Barnet has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 14.5 percentage points more than Brunswick Park (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £635,000 in Brunswick Park and £462,750 in Friern Barnet, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (24% and 24%). A typical postcode has 126 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brunswick Park, and 154 in Friern Barnet. The typical postcode is 285 m from the nearest school in Brunswick Park and 320 m in Friern Barnet. The typical postcode is 1,013 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brunswick Park and 996 m in Friern Barnet. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Brunswick Park and 82% in Friern Barnet.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 77 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brunswick Park and 93 in Friern Barnet, against 96 across Barnet. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Brunswick Park is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 16,208 people in 5,991 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £635,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Barnet median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Barnet average.
Friern Barnet is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 19,022 people in 7,519 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £462,750 over the past two years, 20% below the Barnet median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Barnet average.
More comparisons.
Brunswick Park and Friern Barnet next to other wards of Barnet.