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Garden Suburb
vs Golders Green

Golders Green has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Garden Suburb. Homes in Garden Suburb sold for a median of £1,327,500, 52% above Golders Green. Garden Suburb has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Barnet with Garden Suburb highlighted
Garden Suburb
408 postcodes
Map of Barnet with Golders Green highlighted
Golders Green
280 postcodes
Map of Barnet
Barnet
city average

People

Garden Suburb has 12,995 residents in 5,179 households; Golders Green has 15,114 in 5,142. Garden Suburb has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 8 percentage points more than Golders Green (Barnet: 14%). Golders Green has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.5 percentage points more than Garden Suburb (Barnet: 28%).

12,995Residents (2021)
15,114Residents (2021)
389,344Residents (2021)
5,179Households
5,142Households
148,917Households
14.1%Aged 15–29
20.4%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
21.1%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
14.4%Aged 65 and over
27.7%Living alone
31.2%Living alone
28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Garden Suburb (34%) and flats in Golders Green (30%). Garden Suburb has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 25 percentage points more than Golders Green (Barnet: 53%). Golders Green has the higher share of private renting: 48%, 22.8 percentage points more than Garden Suburb (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £1,327,500 in Garden Suburb and £875,000 in Golders Green, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£1,327,500Median sale price
£875,000Median sale price
£575,000Median sale price
69.4%Owner-occupied
44.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
25.0%Private renting
47.8%Private renting
32.7%Private renting
5.3%Social renting
7.3%Social renting
13.5%Social renting
21.6%Detached houses
11.6%Detached houses
10.1%Detached houses
33.7%Semi-detached houses
28.3%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
12.7%Terraced houses
8.2%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
28.7%Flats
29.6%Flats
36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Garden Suburb has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 12.7 percentage points more than Golders Green (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 146 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Garden Suburb, and 146 in Golders Green. The typical postcode is 472 m from the nearest school in Garden Suburb and 437 m in Golders Green. The typical postcode is 1,132 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Garden Suburb and 747 m in Golders Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Garden Suburb and 85% in Golders Green.

19.2%Green space within 500 m
6.5%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
146Services within 15 min (median)
146Services within 15 min (median)
125Services within 15 min (median)
472 mNearest school (median)
437 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
747 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
413Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Garden Suburb 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.

72Recorded 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.

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 12,995 people in 5,179 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £1,327,500 over the past two years, 131% above the Barnet median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% above 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.

Garden Suburb and Golders Green next to other wards of Barnet.

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