Totteridge & Woodside
vs Underhill
Underhill has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Totteridge & Woodside. Homes in Totteridge & Woodside sold for a median of £790,000, 40% above Underhill. Totteridge & Woodside has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Totteridge & Woodside has 14,805 residents in 5,661 households; Underhill has 12,658 in 4,969. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 17%). Underhill has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.8 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 28%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Totteridge & Woodside (34%) and semi-detached houses in Underhill (35%). Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 9.9 percentage points more than Underhill (Barnet: 53%). Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 5.7 percentage points more than Underhill (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £790,000 in Totteridge & Woodside and £565,000 in Underhill, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 2.8 percentage points more than Underhill (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Totteridge & Woodside, and 139 in Underhill. The typical postcode is 393 m from the nearest school in Totteridge & Woodside and 349 m in Underhill. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Totteridge & Woodside and 937 m in Underhill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Totteridge & Woodside and 59% in Underhill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Totteridge & Woodside and 73 in Underhill, 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.
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.
Underhill is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 12,658 people in 4,969 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £565,000 over the past two years, in line with the Barnet median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Barnet average.
More comparisons.
Totteridge & Woodside and Underhill next to other wards of Barnet.