Burnt Oak
vs Edgware

Burnt Oak has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Edgware. Homes in Edgware sold for a median of £650,000, 46% above Burnt Oak. Burnt Oak has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 9%).

Burnt Oak

404 postcodes

Edgware

445 postcodes

Barnet

city average

People

Burnt Oak has 21,859 residents in 7,398 households; Edgware has 19,998 in 7,210. Edgware has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 5.7 percentage points more than Burnt Oak (Barnet: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (23% and 23%).

21,859Residents (2021)

19,998Residents (2021)

389,344Residents (2021)

7,398Households

7,210Households

148,917Households

20.3%Aged 15–29

17.3%Aged 15–29

18.5%Aged 15–29

10.4%Aged 65 and over

16.1%Aged 65 and over

14.4%Aged 65 and over

22.8%Living alone

23.1%Living alone

28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Burnt Oak (37%) and semi-detached houses in Edgware (39%). Edgware has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 21.8 percentage points more than Burnt Oak (Barnet: 53%). Edgware has the higher share of private renting: 30%, 2.3 percentage points more than Burnt Oak (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £445,000 in Burnt Oak and £650,000 in Edgware, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£445,000Median sale price

£650,000Median sale price

£575,000Median sale price

37.8%Owner-occupied

59.6%Owner-occupied

52.7%Owner-occupied

27.3%Private renting

29.6%Private renting

32.7%Private renting

33.5%Social renting

9.0%Social renting

13.5%Social renting

4.8%Detached houses

15.9%Detached houses

10.1%Detached houses

23.9%Semi-detached houses

39.0%Semi-detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

36.9%Terraced houses

5.9%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

28.9%Flats

31.6%Flats

36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Burnt Oak has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 11.8 percentage points more than Edgware (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burnt Oak, and 117 in Edgware. The typical postcode is 220 m from the nearest school in Burnt Oak and 384 m in Edgware. The typical postcode is 546 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burnt Oak and 708 m in Edgware. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Burnt Oak and 86% in Edgware.

20.9%Green space within 500 m

9.1%Green space within 500 m

17.7%Green space within 500 m

109Services within 15 min (median)

117Services within 15 min (median)

125Services within 15 min (median)

220 mNearest school (median)

384 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

546 mNearest tram or rail (median)

708 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

62Postcodes in flood risk areas

66Postcodes in flood risk areas

413Postcodes in flood risk areas

93.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

85.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 120 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Burnt Oak and 83 in Edgware, 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.

120Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

83Recorded 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.

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 21,859 people in 7,398 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £445,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Barnet median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Barnet average.

Edgware

Edgware is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 19,998 people in 7,210 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Barnet median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 49% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

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