Cricklewood
vs Golders Green

Cricklewood has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Golders Green. Homes in Golders Green sold for a median of £875,000, 56% above Cricklewood. Cricklewood has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 7%).

Cricklewood

220 postcodes

Golders Green

280 postcodes

Barnet

city average

People

Cricklewood has 10,313 residents in 3,838 households; Golders Green has 15,114 in 5,142. Golders Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.5 percentage points more than Cricklewood (Barnet: 14%). Golders Green has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1 percentage point more than Cricklewood (Barnet: 28%).

10,313Residents (2021)

15,114Residents (2021)

389,344Residents (2021)

3,838Households

5,142Households

148,917Households

21.6%Aged 15–29

20.4%Aged 15–29

18.5%Aged 15–29

9.6%Aged 65 and over

13.1%Aged 65 and over

14.4%Aged 65 and over

30.2%Living alone

31.2%Living alone

28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Cricklewood and 30% in Golders Green. Golders Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 44%, 9.1 percentage points more than Cricklewood (Barnet: 53%). Golders Green has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 8.8 percentage points more than Cricklewood (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £561,300 in Cricklewood and £875,000 in Golders Green, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£561,300Median sale price

£875,000Median sale price

£575,000Median sale price

35.3%Owner-occupied

44.4%Owner-occupied

52.7%Owner-occupied

39.0%Private renting

47.8%Private renting

32.7%Private renting

24.2%Social renting

7.3%Social renting

13.5%Social renting

4.2%Detached houses

11.6%Detached houses

10.1%Detached houses

30.8%Semi-detached houses

28.3%Semi-detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

16.4%Terraced houses

8.2%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

34.3%Flats

29.6%Flats

36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Cricklewood has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 9.8 percentage points more than Golders Green (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 160 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cricklewood, and 146 in Golders Green. The typical postcode is 315 m from the nearest school in Cricklewood and 437 m in Golders Green. The typical postcode is 464 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cricklewood and 747 m in Golders Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Cricklewood and 85% in Golders Green.

16.3%Green space within 500 m

6.5%Green space within 500 m

17.7%Green space within 500 m

160Services within 15 min (median)

146Services within 15 min (median)

125Services within 15 min (median)

315 mNearest school (median)

437 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

464 mNearest tram or rail (median)

747 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

1Postcodes in flood risk areas

16Postcodes in flood risk areas

413Postcodes in flood risk areas

86.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

85.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 189 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cricklewood and 81 in Golders Green, 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.

189Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

81Recorded 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.

Cricklewood

Cricklewood is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 10,313 people in 3,838 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £561,300 over the past two years, in line with the Barnet median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Barnet average.

Golders Green

Golders Green is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 15,114 people in 5,142 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £875,000 over the past two years, 52% above the Barnet median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

Cricklewood and Golders Green next to other wards of Barnet.

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