Mill Hill
vs Totteridge & Woodside
Mill Hill has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Totteridge & Woodside. Homes in Totteridge & Woodside sold for a median of £790,000, 22% above Mill Hill. Mill Hill has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
Mill Hill has 17,952 residents in 6,753 households; Totteridge & Woodside has 14,805 in 5,661. Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.4 percentage points more than Mill Hill (Barnet: 14%). Mill Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.6 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Mill Hill (35%) and flats in Totteridge & Woodside (34%). Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 2 percentage points more than Mill Hill (Barnet: 53%). Mill Hill has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 2.5 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £650,000 in Mill Hill and £790,000 in Totteridge & Woodside, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
Mill Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 4.1 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 86 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mill Hill, and 83 in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 413 m from the nearest school in Mill Hill and 393 m in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 931 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mill Hill and 530 m in Totteridge & Woodside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 65% of premises in Mill Hill and 73% in Totteridge & Woodside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mill Hill 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.
Mill Hill is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 17,952 people in 6,753 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Barnet median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% 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.
Mill Hill and Totteridge & Woodside next to other wards of Barnet.