Bedford Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EN5 2EP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.6%	53.3%	4.7%	51.0%	2.3%
Male	51.4%	46.7%	-4.7%	49.0%	-2.3%

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 EN5 2EP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45% 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	54.8%	45%	-9.8%	37.9%	7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	34.1%	40.7%	6.6%	44.2%	-3.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	5.7%	6.2%	0.5%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (90.3%) 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	53.3%	57.6%	4.3%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	28.3%	32.7%	4.4%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	15%	7.2%	-7.8%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	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.

In the area around EN5 2EP this area, 7.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 59%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.3%	7.7%	-0.6%	18.2%	-10.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	6.6%	-3.6%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.3%	9.3%	2.0%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.1%	12%	-7.1%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	45.9%	59%	13.1%	33.8%	25.2%
Other	6.7%	2.7%	-4.0%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.7% 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%	0.9%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	0.8%	6.8%	6.0%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	3.9%	7.3%	3.4%	1.6%	5.7%
Black African	1.7%	5.9%	4.2%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	0.8%	1.9%
White	80.6%	61.7%	-18.9%	81.4%	-19.7%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	3.6%	4.3%	0.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.9% 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	77.2%	58.9%	-18.3%	83.2%	-24.3%
European Union	8.1%	14.2%	6.1%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	3.1%	5%	1.9%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	2.2%	4.3%	2.1%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	15.1%	9.3%	5.6%	9.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.2%	58.9%	-15.3%	83.2%	-24.3%
10+ Years	5.6%	17.4%	11.8%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	2.5%	9.5%	7.0%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	5%	4.5%	-0.5%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	12.8%	9.7%	-3.1%	1.9%	7.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.2%	37.2%	-6.0%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	5%	1.7%	3.3%
Jewish	5.9%	0.5%	5.4%
Muslim	9.5%	6.5%	3.0%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Bedford Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bedford Avenue was 29.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.8% lower than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Bedford Avenue has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 159th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 29.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EN5 2EP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Bedford Avenue are based on 152 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 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, EN5 2EP

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN5 2EP

Average Price
£970,405

Semi-Detached
£1,214,289

Terraced
£991,398

Detached
£1,362,974

Flats/Maisonettes
£392,672

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Avenue

Average Price
£799,270

Semi-Detached
£890,007

Terraced
£914,690

Detached
£1,223,993

Flats/Maisonettes
£374,760

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedford AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
42 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,060,000	2025-12-15	£1,052,222
34 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,275,000	2025-01-31	£1,247,080
11 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2024-03-27	£1,048,882
1A Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,258,200	2023-03-30	£1,167,691
1 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,477,000	2022-12-15	£1,343,527

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN5 2EP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	166
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	42
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	26
Looking after home or family	17
Other	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Education	30
Other	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Information and communication	19
Financial and insurance activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,232 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	2,571 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	4,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	4,859 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Catherine's RC School Vale Drive , EN5 2ED	3out of 4	347 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barnet Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Hammond Close , EN5 2EQ	- not rated	611 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Underhill Junior School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	- not rated	805 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Underhill School Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ	3out of 4	805 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasvenor Avenue Infant School Grasvenor Avenue , EN5 2BY	- not rated	1,169 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	3out of 4	221 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School High Street , EN5 5RR	- not rated	221 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	4out of 4	650 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Queen's Road , EN5 4DQ	4out of 4	1,308 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Queen's Road , EN5 4DQ	- not rated	1,308 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holmshill School Thrift Farm Lane , Shenley Road WD6 1TS	- not rated	5,275 yd	Foundation school	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	377 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Imperial College London Mathematics School C/O Woodhouse College , Woodhouse Road N12 9EY	- not rated	5,171 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No		More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	5,171 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	5,171 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	5,064 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 68 High Street , EN5 5SJ	- not rated	420 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Windmill School Moxon Street , EN5 5TS	- not rated	505 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Jewish Primary School Hammond Close , Edgware EN5 2EQ	- not rated	662 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martha's Junior School 5b Union Street , EN5 4HY	- not rated	680 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyonsdown School 3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA	- not rated	1,400 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
TFL High Barnet	High Barnet Underground Station, Station Approach, Barnet	242 yd
Munchies	49 High Street, Barnet	361 yd
Ringo's Peri Peri	50 High Street, Barnet	364 yd
Dilber Kebabs	43 High Street, Barnet	367 yd
Mayhek	45 High Street, Barnet	367 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Red Lion	Toby Carvery, 31 High Street, Barnet	367 yd
Ye Olde Mitre	Ye Olde Mitre Inne, 58 High Street, Barnet	394 yd
East Barnet Valley Bowling Club	Victoria Recreation Ground, Park Road, Barnet	435 yd
Kings Head	The Kings Head, 84 High Street, Barnet	476 yd
Barnet Table Tennis Club	Barnet Table Tennis Centre, Barnet Lane, Barnet	626 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
From China	7 High Street, Barnet	140 yd
Papa John's	24 High Street, Barnet	282 yd
Domino's Pizza	42 High Street, Barnet	282 yd
Souvlikeit Ltd	40 High Street, Barnet	282 yd
Mooboo Barnet	52 High Street, Barnet	370 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	64 High Street, Barnet	394 yd
Co-op	187 Mays Lane, Barnet	603 yd
Iceland	126 High Street, Barnet	604 yd
Waitrose	The Spires Shopping Centre, High Street, Barnet	760 yd
Tesco	Greenhill Parade, Great North Road, Barnet	930 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre MEADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	236 yd
St Catherines Catholic Primary School VALE DRIVE	grass pitches	341 yd
Underhill Stadium (Closed) UNDERHILL STADIUM UNDERHILL STADIUM WESTCOMBE DRIVE	grass pitches	686 yd
Barnet Hill Junior Mixed Infant And Nursery School (Closed) Hammond Close	grass pitches	694 yd
Anytime Fitness (High Barnet) THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE THE SPIRES SHOPPING CENTRE HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	706 yd
Barnet Cricket Club (Closed) Barnet Lane	grass pitches	798 yd
Underhill Junior School UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL UNDERHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL MAYS LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	803 yd
Wesley Hall STAPYLTON ROAD		858 yd
The Football Pad Barnet Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	958 yd
Barnet Playing Fields BARNET PLAYING FIELDS BARNET PLAYING FIELDS BARNET LANE	grass pitches	986 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.8%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.97 Mbit/s

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

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