Friern Barnet
vs Woodhouse
Woodhouse has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Friern Barnet. Homes in Woodhouse sold for a median of £487,000, 5% above Friern Barnet. Friern Barnet has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Friern Barnet has 19,022 residents in 7,519 households; Woodhouse has 14,344 in 5,637. Woodhouse has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.1 percentage points more than Friern Barnet (Barnet: 14%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Friern Barnet and 38% in Woodhouse. Friern Barnet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 1.7 percentage points more than Woodhouse (Barnet: 53%). Woodhouse has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 4.5 percentage points more than Friern Barnet (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £462,750 in Friern Barnet and £487,000 in Woodhouse, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
Friern Barnet has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 11.2 percentage points more than Woodhouse (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 154 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Friern Barnet, and 204 in Woodhouse. The typical postcode is 320 m from the nearest school in Friern Barnet and 289 m in Woodhouse. The typical postcode is 996 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Friern Barnet and 1,070 m in Woodhouse. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Friern Barnet and 77% in Woodhouse.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Friern Barnet and 78 in Woodhouse, 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.
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.
Woodhouse is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 14,344 people in 5,637 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £487,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Barnet median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Barnet average.
More comparisons.
Friern Barnet and Woodhouse next to other wards of Barnet.