High Barnet
vs Totteridge & Woodside
Totteridge & Woodside has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in High Barnet. Homes in Totteridge & Woodside sold for a median of £790,000, 22% above High Barnet. High Barnet has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
High Barnet has 11,928 residents in 4,789 households; Totteridge & Woodside has 14,805 in 5,661. High Barnet has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 2.7 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 14%). High Barnet has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 4.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in High Barnet (25%) and flats in Totteridge & Woodside (34%). High Barnet has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 1.6 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 53%). Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 3.2 percentage points more than High Barnet (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £650,000 in High Barnet and £790,000 in Totteridge & Woodside, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
High Barnet has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 3.6 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in High Barnet, and 83 in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 381 m from the nearest school in High Barnet and 393 m in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 1,440 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in High Barnet and 530 m in Totteridge & Woodside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in High Barnet and 73% in Totteridge & Woodside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 94 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in High Barnet and 71 in Totteridge & Woodside, 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.
High Barnet is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 11,928 people in 4,789 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Barnet median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% above the Barnet average.
Totteridge & Woodside is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 14,805 people in 5,661 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £790,000 over the past two years, 37% above the Barnet median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% above the Barnet average.
More comparisons.
High Barnet and Totteridge & Woodside next to other wards of Barnet.