Burnt Oak
vs Edgwarebury

Burnt Oak has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Edgwarebury. Homes in Edgwarebury sold for a median of £630,000, 42% above Burnt Oak. Burnt Oak has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 16%).

Burnt Oak

404 postcodes

Edgwarebury

239 postcodes

Barnet

city average

People

Burnt Oak has 21,859 residents in 7,398 households; Edgwarebury has 12,110 in 4,000. Edgwarebury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 4.7 percentage points more than Burnt Oak (Barnet: 14%). Burnt Oak has the higher share of people living alone: 23%, 2.5 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 28%).

21,859Residents (2021)

12,110Residents (2021)

389,344Residents (2021)

7,398Households

4,000Households

148,917Households

20.3%Aged 15–29

17.8%Aged 15–29

18.5%Aged 15–29

10.4%Aged 65 and over

15.1%Aged 65 and over

14.4%Aged 65 and over

22.8%Living alone

20.3%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 Edgwarebury (50%). Edgwarebury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 24.6 percentage points more than Burnt Oak (Barnet: 53%). Burnt Oak has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 3.9 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £445,000 in Burnt Oak and £630,000 in Edgwarebury, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£445,000Median sale price

£630,000Median sale price

£575,000Median sale price

37.8%Owner-occupied

62.4%Owner-occupied

52.7%Owner-occupied

27.3%Private renting

23.4%Private renting

32.7%Private renting

33.5%Social renting

13.2%Social renting

13.5%Social renting

4.8%Detached houses

16.2%Detached houses

10.1%Detached houses

23.9%Semi-detached houses

49.6%Semi-detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

36.9%Terraced houses

9.8%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

28.9%Flats

21.2%Flats

36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Burnt Oak has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 4.9 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 109 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burnt Oak, and 55 in Edgwarebury. The typical postcode is 220 m from the nearest school in Burnt Oak and 343 m in Edgwarebury. The typical postcode is 546 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burnt Oak and 1,507 m in Edgwarebury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Burnt Oak and 86% in Edgwarebury.

20.9%Green space within 500 m

16.0%Green space within 500 m

17.7%Green space within 500 m

109Services within 15 min (median)

55Services within 15 min (median)

125Services within 15 min (median)

220 mNearest school (median)

343 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

546 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

62Postcodes in flood risk areas

27Postcodes in flood risk areas

413Postcodes in flood risk areas

93.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

86.4%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 73 in Edgwarebury, 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

73Recorded 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.

Edgwarebury

Edgwarebury is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 12,110 people in 4,000 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £630,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Barnet median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

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