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Housing in N12 0LY

What the homes in N12 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Friern Barnet
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,720 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 30.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

N12 0LYEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached46.6%31.5%
Terraced18.7%23%
Purpose-built flat20.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.5% of households in the N12 0LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

N12 0LY
64%
27%
England
  • Owned63.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented27.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N12 0LYEngland
Owned outright32.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N12 0LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 28.3% of households include dependent children.

N12 0LYEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children8.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

BarnetEngland
All homes£1,949£1,459
One bedroom£1,500£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,858£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,256£1,489
Four or more£3,192£2,161
Detached£3,018£1,640
Semi-detached£2,572£1,449
Terraced£2,231£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,738£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N12 0LY (Friern Barnet) (about 1,720 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.

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