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Brunswick Park
vs Whetstone

Brunswick Park has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Whetstone. Homes in Whetstone sold for a median of £640,000, in line with Brunswick Park. Brunswick Park has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Barnet with Brunswick Park highlighted
Brunswick Park
296 postcodes
Map of Barnet with Whetstone highlighted
Whetstone
276 postcodes
Map of Barnet
Barnet
city average

People

Brunswick Park has 16,208 residents in 5,991 households; Whetstone has 10,817 in 4,291. Whetstone has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1 percentage point more than Brunswick Park (Barnet: 14%). Whetstone has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 4.1 percentage points more than Brunswick Park (Barnet: 28%).

16,208Residents (2021)
10,817Residents (2021)
389,344Residents (2021)
5,991Households
4,291Households
148,917Households
16.6%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
16.9%Aged 65 and over
17.9%Aged 65 and over
14.4%Aged 65 and over
23.6%Living alone
27.7%Living alone
28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brunswick Park (47%) and flats in Whetstone (34%). Brunswick Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 6 percentage points more than Whetstone (Barnet: 53%). Whetstone has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 5.5 percentage points more than Brunswick Park (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £635,000 in Brunswick Park and £640,000 in Whetstone, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£635,000Median sale price
£640,000Median sale price
£575,000Median sale price
70.8%Owner-occupied
64.8%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
18.5%Private renting
24.0%Private renting
32.7%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
8.8%Social renting
13.5%Social renting
5.7%Detached houses
16.6%Detached houses
10.1%Detached houses
47.4%Semi-detached houses
29.2%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Terraced houses
14.1%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
15.9%Flats
33.6%Flats
36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Brunswick Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 12.2 percentage points more than Whetstone (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 126 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brunswick Park, and 101 in Whetstone. The typical postcode is 285 m from the nearest school in Brunswick Park and 270 m in Whetstone. The typical postcode is 1,013 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brunswick Park and 643 m in Whetstone. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Brunswick Park and 73% in Whetstone.

24.0%Green space within 500 m
11.8%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
126Services within 15 min (median)
101Services within 15 min (median)
125Services within 15 min (median)
285 mNearest school (median)
270 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
643 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
413Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 77 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brunswick Park and 93 in Whetstone, 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.

77Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
93Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Whetstone

Whetstone is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 10,817 people in 4,291 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £640,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Barnet median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

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