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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000038

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,719 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
10,719

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,005

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,082

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Oakwood Park & Highlands, Enfield8,691 residents · 63.4% owned · 22.5% no carDrayton Green & Cleveland, Ealing9,863 residents · 51.1% owned · 31.5% no carBrent Valley, Ealing6,584 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.1% no carRoding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no carNew Malden East, Kingston upon Thames9,242 residents · 61.5% owned · 28.2% no carChase Side, Enfield8,741 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.8% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carNew Barnet West, Barnet6,533 residents · 64.0% owned · 22.7% no carFallow Corner, Barnet10,380 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.4% no carNew Barnet Town & East Barnet, Barnet9,677 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Friern Barnet

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned59.3%
2,375 households
Private rented30.2%
1,211 households
Social rented10%
402 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.7%
1,149 households
Semi-detached28.2%
1,130 households
Terraced19.1%
766 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.5%
501 households
Detached5.2%
207 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5%
200 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,909 households
No cars or vans in household26%
1,039 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
827 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
228 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.3%
1,212 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
1,190 households
4 or more bedrooms24.9%
999 households
1 bedroom15.1%
604 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,564 households
One-person household25.4%
1,018 households
Other household types10.6%
424 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.7%
1,149 households
1 person in household25.4%
1,019 households
3 people in household19.2%
771 households
4 people in household17.4%
696 households
5 people in household6.1%
245 households
6 people in household2.2%
87 households
7 people in household0.7%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,932 residents
15–2916.8%
1,798 residents
30–4422.2%
2,384 residents
45–6427.6%
2,961 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,644 residents
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60%
6,434 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%
1,979 residents
Other ethnic group7.8%
841 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
782 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
682 residents
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.5%
4,194 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
5,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
3,095 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
5,697 residents
Good health31.6%
3,391 residents
Fair health11%
1,180 residents
Bad health3.2%
338 residents
Very bad health1.1%
113 residents
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
9,219 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,500 residents
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
2,078 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,279 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Friern Barnet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

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