Housing in EN4 8HG
What the homes in EN4 8HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Barnet Town & East Barnet
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.7%). Flats make up 58.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.6% of households in the EN4 8HG area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented40.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 33.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Barnet
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barnet (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EN4 8HG (New Barnet Town & East Barnet) (about 1,766 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.