Lancaster Road, Barnet, EN4 8AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around EN4 8AP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.3%	51.3%	0.0%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	48.7%	48.7%	0.0%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around EN4 8AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.8%	48%	9.2%	37.9%	10.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42.1%	37.9%	-4.2%	44.2%	-6.3%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.1%	3.2%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	10.6%	9.2%	-1.4%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	6.1%	-4.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58%	60%	2.0%	48.4%	11.6%
Good health	28.2%	27.9%	-0.3%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	8.3%	7.7%	-0.6%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	4.1%	2.8%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 43.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.6%	13.9%	-3.7%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.6%	6.7%	-6.9%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	11.4%	-1.8%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	6.9%	5.1%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	13.1%	5.8%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	39.9%	43.8%	3.9%	33.8%	10.0%
Other	6.6%	4.2%	-2.4%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	3.6%	2.9%	-0.7%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	5.4%	6.9%	1.5%	1.6%	5.3%
Black African	3.9%	3.8%	-0.1%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	0.8%	2.3%
White	69.7%	58%	-11.7%	81.4%	-23.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	2.6%	10.1%	7.5%	1.6%	8.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	55.4%	-22.3%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	5.7%	17.5%	11.8%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	7.5%	4.7%	0.8%	6.7%
Africa	6.2%	4.6%	-1.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	10.2%	4.5%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	4.9%	3.6%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.9%	55.7%	-20.2%	83.2%	-27.5%
10+ Years	0.8%	21.1%	20.3%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	2.6%	8.1%	5.5%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	8%	8.4%	0.4%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	6.8%	-5.9%	1.9%	4.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.5%	76.7%	-14.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	7.7%	1.5%	6.2%
Turkey	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.3%	37.2%	-5.9%
Christian	46%	46.2%	-0.2%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	10.1%	6.0%	4.1%

Safety

Is Lancaster Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lancaster Road was 41.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.0% lower than the East Barnet average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lancaster Road has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in East Barnet and the 307th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EN4 8AP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lancaster Road are based on 230 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lancaster Road, Barnet, EN4 8AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN4 8AP

Average Price
£566,893

Semi-Detached
£559,440

Terraced
£596,934

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,842

Other
£3,165,727

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lancaster Road

Average Price
£484,905

Semi-Detached
£569,924

Terraced
£524,078

Detached
£1,053,365

Flats/Maisonettes
£336,494

Other
£1,549,803

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lancaster Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Lancaster Road, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-03-07	£548,250
38 Lancaster Road, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£665,000	2022-10-06	£613,593
Flat 17 Bowland House, 30 Lancaster Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-07-14	£460,915
Flat 18 Bowland House, 30 Lancaster Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-07-14	£460,915
Flat 19 Bowland House, 30 Lancaster Road, Barnet, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-07-14	£470,322

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN4 8AP

Employment

EN4 8AP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Self-Employed	76
Part-Time Employee	43
Looking after home or family	33
Other	23
Retired	22
Unemployed	22
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16

Employment Industry

Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Information and communication	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Real estate activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	2,905 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	4,495 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cromer Road Primary School Cromer Road , New Barnet EN5 5HT	3out of 4	940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet Littlegrove , East Barnet EN4 8SR	4out of 4	1,047 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Danegrove Primary School Windsor Drive , East Barnet EN4 8UD	3out of 4	1,073 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Baring Road , New Barnet EN4 9BU	3out of 4	1,161 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasvenor Avenue Infant School Grasvenor Avenue , EN5 2BY	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
JCoSS Castlewood Road , EN4 9GE	3out of 4	1,072 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
East Barnet School Chestnut Grove , East Barnet EN4 8PU	3out of 4	1,358 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	- not rated	1,483 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	1,964 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ	3out of 4	2,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	2,265 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,270 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	4,132 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyonsdown School 3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA	- not rated	605 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pavilion Study Centre 58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Hill School Church Hill Road , East Barnet EN4 8XE	- not rated	1,877 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaktree School Chase Side , Southgate N14 4HN	3out of 4	2,019 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	2,252 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mah Cafe	148 East Barnet Road, Barnet	255 yd
Thai House	72 East Barnet Road, Barnet	407 yd
Noel Cafe	51 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd
The Wilds Cafe	27 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd
Sunshine Garden Cafe	41 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bodens	99 East Barnet Road, Barnet	310 yd
Lord Kitchener	Lord Kitchener, 49 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd
East Barnet Valley United Services Club	23 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd
Pure Gym	18 East Barnet Road, Barnet	486 yd
St Peter's Social Club	63 Somerset Road, Barnet	560 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barnet Star Kebab	121 East Barnet Road, Barnet	310 yd
Frothy Coffee	New Barnet Railway Station, Station Approach, Barnet	365 yd
Grab Or Dine	92 East Barnet Road, Barnet	407 yd
Cod's Plaice	55 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd
Golden Palace	17 East Barnet Road, Barnet	456 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	186 East Barnet Road, Barnet	275 yd
Sainsbury's	66 East Barnet Road, Barnet	407 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	30 Brookhill Road, Barnet	534 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
La Fitness (New Barnet) (Closed) East Barnet Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	410 yd
Pure Gym (New Barnet) EAST BARNET ROAD	health and fitness suite	508 yd
Victoria Recreation Ground Park Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	779 yd
Danegrove School WINDSOR DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	934 yd
Barnet Lawn Tennis Club GLOUCESTER ROAD	tennis courts	944 yd
Cromer Road Primary School CROMER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	1,059 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	37.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	11.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	60 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of EN4 8AP