Hertford Road, Barnet, EN4 9BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EN4 9BQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	49.3%	-2.9%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	47.8%	50.7%	2.9%	49.0%	1.7%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.9%	37.4%	-2.5%	37.9%	-0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	45.2%	4.3%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	3%	0.8%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	10.5%	9.1%	-1.4%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	6.2%	5.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.9%	48.2%	7.3%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	35.4%	27.8%	-7.6%	33.6%	-5.8%
Fair health	17.2%	16.5%	-0.7%	12.7%	3.8%
Bad health	5.3%	5.7%	0.4%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.2%	0.6%

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.

In the area around EN4 9BQ this area, 29% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.8%	29%	-3.8%	18.2%	10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	10.6%	-4.6%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	11.1%	-3.1%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	13.6%	6.5%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	19.5%	28.4%	8.9%	33.8%	-5.4%
Other	7.4%	3.6%	-3.8%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.1% 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%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	5.8%	2.3%	-3.5%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	0%	6%	6.0%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	6.6%	3.4%	-3.2%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	81.8%	71.1%	-10.7%	81.4%	-10.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	5.5%	5.5%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.8% 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	83.1%	74.8%	-8.3%	83.2%	-8.4%
European Union	4.2%	8.9%	4.7%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	5.8%	3.4%	-2.4%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.9%	8.7%	5.8%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.1%	75%	-7.1%	83.2%	-8.2%
10+ Years	0.3%	16.3%	16.0%	9.8%	6.5%
5-10 Years	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	14%	0.9%	-13.1%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.1%	76.7%	1.4%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	10.3%	13.5%	-3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.7%	37.2%	-6.5%
Christian	50.1%	46.2%	3.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Hertford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hertford Road was 70.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.1% lower than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hertford Road has the 52nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EN4 9BQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Hertford Road are based on 36 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 Hertford Road, Barnet, EN4 9BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN4 9BQ

Average Price
£504,743

Semi-Detached
£528,360

Terraced
£433,891

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hertford Road

Average Price
£451,366

Semi-Detached
£522,281

Terraced
£525,464

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£284,408

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hertford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Hertford Road, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2025-03-31	£417,887
30 Hertford Road, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£338,000	2013-12-18	£513,341
40 Hertford Road, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2009-10-01	£491,034
32 Hertford Road, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	1997-07-29	£536,030

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN4 9BQ

Employment

EN4 9BQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in EN4 9BQ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	114
Retired	59
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Looking after home or family	21
Other	15
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Education	23
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	15
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	935 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	1,488 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	3,819 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	395 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Baring Road , New Barnet EN4 9BU	3out of 4	619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Camlet Way , Monken Hadley EN4 0NJ	3out of 4	1,493 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Catherine's RC School Vale Drive , EN5 2ED	4out of 4	1,643 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trent CofE Primary School Church Way , Off Chalk Lane EN4 9JH	4out of 4	1,760 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	390 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	- not rated	1,707 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	1,717 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
East Barnet School Chestnut Grove , East Barnet EN4 8PU	3out of 4	2,098 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southgate School Sussex Way , Cockfosters EN4 0BL	4out of 4	2,770 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	5,375 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	5,238 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	1,170 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mount House School Camlet Way , Hadley EN4 0NJ	- not rated	1,426 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	1,916 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pavilion Study Centre 58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX	3out of 4	2,614 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oaktree School Chase Side , Southgate N14 4HN	3out of 4	2,656 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Angel Cafe	New Barnet Leisure Centre, 1 Lawton Road, Barnet	428 yd
The Village Greek	24 Lytton Road, Barnet	509 yd
The Arati	6 Lytton Road, Barnet	509 yd
Urban Grind Artisan Cafe	11 Lytton Road, Barnet	566 yd
The Juice King	10 Potters Road, Barnet	627 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Builders Arms	Builders Arms, 3 Albert Road, Barnet	509 yd
Railway Tavern	Railway Tavern, 3 East Barnet Road, Barnet	601 yd
Pure Gym	18 East Barnet Road, Barnet	637 yd
Lord Kitchener	Lord Kitchener, 49 East Barnet Road, Barnet	659 yd
East Barnet Valley United Services Club	23 East Barnet Road, Barnet	659 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chutneys	10 Lytton Road, Barnet	509 yd
Sea Life	48 Bulwer Road, Barnet	529 yd
Yusha Indian Cuisine & Takeaway	5 Lytton Road, Barnet	546 yd
Burgitzza	3 Lytton Road, Barnet	546 yd
King Of Taste	2 East Barnet Road, Barnet	630 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	66 East Barnet Road, Barnet		708 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jewish Community Secondary School CASTLEWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	189 yd
East Barnet School (Westbrook Crescent) (Closed) Westbrook Crescent	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	274 yd
Victoria Recreation Ground Park Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	370 yd
Tudor Sports Ground Clifford Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	430 yd
Cromer Road Primary School CROMER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	465 yd
Livingstone Primary School BARING ROAD	grass pitches	504 yd
Tudor Park Clifford Road	golf, tennis courts	606 yd
Pure Gym (New Barnet) EAST BARNET ROAD	health and fitness suite	617 yd
La Fitness (New Barnet) (Closed) East Barnet Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	702 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	32.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	30.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	51.85 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	51.85 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EN4 9BQ