Is Farnham Close in London Borough of Barnet a nice place to live?

Farnham Close is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Farnham Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Farnham Close is located in the Oakleigh ward of the Barnet district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.638811, -0.17904
Grid Ref TQ261949
Suburb Whetstone
Constituency Chipping Barnet

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Farnham Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Farnham Close, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Farnham Close during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Farnham Close and compared that to the average for the Oakleigh ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Farnham Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Oakleigh ward

Social economic statistics for Farnham Close

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Farnham Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Farnham Close is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Farnham Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Farnham Close are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Farnham Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Farnham Close are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Farnham Close are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Farnham Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Farnham Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Farnham Close

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Farnham Close.

Unemployment in Farnham Close

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.82% of Farnham Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Farnham Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Farnham Close. The proportion of retirees on Farnham Close is 11.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.84% of Farnham Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Farnham Close

The proportion of home owners on Farnham Close is 20.4% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.8% of properties in Farnham Close are private rented and 0.8% are social rented.
82.4% of residents of Farnham Close own their home

Country of Birth of Farnham Close residents

The proportion if Farnham Close residents born in the UK is 12.21% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.56% of Farnham Close residents were born outside the UK.
70.44% of Farnham Close residents were born in the UK

Farnham Close Summary

Farnham Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Farnham Close maybe difficult.

Farnham Close has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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