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People Infographic Comparators

Last updated: October 2025

Population Overview

Sex: Barnet has a similar sex split to both the London and England averages.

Barnet: 48.4% male; 51.6% female
London: 48.4% male; 51.6% female
England: 48.9% male; 51.1% female

Age: Barnet has a higher average age than London, but a lower average age than the England average. The percentage of the population aged 0-17 years in Barnet is similar to the regional and national average whilst the percentage aged 65+ years is 4% lower than the England average.

Barnet: Average age of 37 years; 23% aged 0-17 years; 14% aged 65+ years
London: Average age of 35 years; 22% aged 0-17 years; 12% aged 65+ years
England: Average age of 40 years; 21% aged 0-17 years; 18% aged 65+ years

Top languages other than English: Barnet’s top 5 main languages spoken, other than England, differs slightly from the London and England top 5.

Barnet: Romanian, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Gujarati, Portuguese
London: Romanian, Spanish, Polish, Bengali, Portuguese
England: Polish, Romanian, Urdu, Panjabi, Portuguese

Ethnicity: Barnet has a similar ethnicity breakdown to London, though differs from the England average.

Barnet: White 57.7%, Asian 19.3%, Other 9.5%, Black 7.9%, Mixed 5.4%
London: White 53.8%, Asian 20.7%, Other 6.3%, Black 13.5%, Mixed 5.7%
England: White 81%, Asian 9.6%, Other 2.2%, Black 4.2%, Mixed 3%

Deprivation: The percentage of households that have at least one dimension of deprivation in Barnet is 2% lower than both the regional and national average.

Barnet: 50% of households have at least one dimension of deprivation
London: 52% of households have at least one dimension of deprivation
England: 52% of households have at least one dimension of deprivation

Start Well

Population aged 0-24 years: Barnet has a similar proportion of its population aged 0-24 years as the London average, and just a 1.4% higher proportion than the England average.

Barnet: 30.6% aged 0-24 years
London: 30.4% aged 0-24 years
England: 29.2% aged 0-24 years

Rate of children looked after: Barnet has a significantly lower rate of children looked after than both the regional and national average.

Barnet: 36 per 100,000
London: 51 per 100,000
England: 70 per 100,000

Care leavers: Barnet has a higher rate of care leavers in suitable accommodation and in education, employment or training compared to both the London and England average.

Barnet: 98% in suitable accommodation; 72% in education, employment, or training
London: 91% in suitable accommodation; 63% in education, employment, or training
England: 90% in suitable accommodation: 59% in education, employment, or training

Education: Barnet children have a higher attainment rate of grade 5 or above in maths and English GCSE than both the London and England average.

Barnet: 67% achieving a 5 or above in maths and English GCSE
London: 55% achieving a 5 or above in maths and English GCSE
England: 46% achieving a 5 or above in maths and English GCSE

Healthy weight: In Reception Children, Barnet has a significantly lower proportion of students who are overweight or obese compared to the England average. In Year 6 children, Barnet is similar to the England average but significantly below the London average.

Barnet: 20% Reception and 34.7% Year 6
London: 20.9% Reception and 37.8% Year 6
England: 22.1% Reception and 35.8% Year 6

Dental decay: Barnet has a significantly higher percentage of 5-year-olds with visually obvious dental decay compared to the England average. It is similar to the London average.

Barnet: 29.2% of 5-year-olds with visually obvious dental decay
London: 27.4% of 5-year-olds with visually obvious dental decay
England: 22.4% of 5-year-olds with visually obvious dental decay

Under 18 mental health admissions: Barnet has a similar rate of hospital admissions for mental health conditions in those aged under 18 years to both the London and England averages.

Barnet: 81 per 100,000
London: 63 per 100,000
England: 80 per 100,000

Live Well

Unemployment: Barnet has a similar level of unemployment to the London and England averages.

Barnet: 5.4% unemployment rate (16+ years)
London: 5.0% unemployment rate (16+ years)
England: 3.7% unemployment rate (16+ years)

Fuel poverty: Barnet has the same percentage of households that are fuel poor as the London average; this is 2% below the England average.

Barnet: 9.3% households are fuel poor
London: 9.3% households are fuel poor
England: 11.4% households are fuel poor

New STI diagnosis rate: Barnet’s new STI diagnosis rate is higher than England but below the London average.

Barnet: 693 per 100,000
London: 812 per 100,000
England: 632 per 100,000

Activity: Barnet has a similar activity level amongst adults compared to the London average

Barnet: 64% of adults are active for 150+ minutes a week
London: 65% of adults are active for 150+ minutes a week

Smoking prevalence: Barnet has a slightly lower prevalence of adult smokers compared to both London and England.

Barnet: 8.9% smoking prevalence
London: 11.7% smoking prevalence
England: 11.6% smoking prevalence

Hypertension prevalence: Barnet’s hypertension prevalence is above the London average but below the England average prevalence.

Barnet: 12.0% hypertension prevalence
London: 11.1% hypertension prevalence
England: 14.8% hypertension prevalence

Premises licences: Barnet has a significantly higher number of premises licences to sell alcohol per km²compared to the England average. However, this is significantly below the London average.

Barnet: 9.9 per km² premises licences to sell alcohol
London: 19.1 per km² premises licences to sell alcohol
England: 1.3 per km² premises licences to sell alcohol

Population wellbeing: Barnet has similar self-reported wellbeing scores as both the London and England average. This is true for feelings of low satisfaction, worthwhile, and happiness as well as high anxiety.

Depression diagnosis incidence: Barnet has a significantly lower incidence of new diagnoses of depression compared to the England average.

Barnet: 1.4 % of patients
England: 1.5% of patients

Suicide rate: Barnet has a significantly lower suicide rate compared to the England average, and is similar to the London average

Barnet: 7.0 per 100,000
London: 7.5 per 100,000
England: 10.9 per 100,000

Age Well

Age: Barnet has a higher percentage of the population aged 65+ years than London whereas it is 4% lower than the England average.

Barnet: 14% aged 65+ years
London: 12% aged 65+ years
England: 18% aged 65+ years

Life expectancy: Life expectancy for both men and women in Barnet is above the regional and national average.

Barnet: 85.9 years in women, 82.5 years in men
London: 84.7 years in women, 80.5 years in men
England: 83.3 years in women, 79.5 years in men

All-cause mortality rate: Barnet’s SMR in men and women is below the average for both London and England.

Barnet: 839 per 100,000 in men, 596 per 100,000 in women
London: 994 per 100,000 in men, 697 per 100,000 in women
England: 1,086 per 100,000 in men, 790 per 100,000 in women

Cancer mortality rate: the cancer mortality rate in Barnet is below the London and England average.

Barnet: 184 per 100,000
London: 217 per 100,000
England: 242 per 100,000

Dementia: Barnet’s dementia prevalence is below the England average but above the London average in those aged 65+ years.

Barnet: 0.7% of the population aged 65+ years
London: 0.5% of the population aged 65+ years
England: 0.8% of the population aged 65+ years

Hearing loss: Barnet has a lower proportion of its population reporting deafness or hearing loss compared to the national average.

Barnet: 3.9% reporting deafness or hearing loss
England: 5.8% reporting deafness or hearing loss

Hip fractures: Barnet has a hip fracture rate that is similar to the London but below the England average in those aged 65+ years.

Barnet: 461 per 100,000 (65+ years)
London: 475 per 100,000 (65+ years)
England: 547 per 100,000 (65+ years)

Blind/partially sighted: Barnet is significantly below the regional and national average for the prevalence of those aged 75+ years registered as blind or partially sighted

Barnet: 2,105 per 100,000 (75+ years)
London: 3,940 per 100,000 (75+ years)
England: 3,031 per 100,000 (75+ years)

Vaccine coverage: Shingles, PPV, and Influenza vaccine coverage in Barnet is higher than London but below the England average.

Barnet: 43.9% shingles, 70.4% PPV, 64.2% influenza
London: 40.8% shingles, 67.7% PPV, 62.% influenza
England: 48.3% shingles, 73.6% PPV, 74.9% influenza