Compare Barnet against Merton

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Barnet and Merton.

Population comparison

Population for Barnet
399,007
Population for Merton
206,453
Difference
192,554
Percentage Difference
63.61%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Barnet
176,045 (69.5%)
# People Employed in Merton
108,160 (74.2%)
Difference
176,045
Percentage Difference
47.77%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Barnet
63,865 (25.2%)
# People Inactive in Merton
30,820 (21.2%)
Difference
63,865
Percentage Difference
69.8%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Barnet
13,340 (5.3%)
# People unemployed in Merton
6,720 (4.6%)
Difference
13,340
Percentage Difference
66%

Comparing crimes by type for Barnet and Merton

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Barnet and Merton compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Barnet and Merton for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Barnet Crimes in Merton Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Barnet and Merton from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Barnet and Merton.

Compare Property prices over time for Barnet and Merton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Barnet and Merton

Key: Barnet / Merton

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,503,411.46 / £1,761,001.36 £862,321.41 / £917,987.98 £642,604.22 / £631,107.48 £427,150.97 / £404,333.07
2022 £1,476,644.33 / £1,736,071.29 £843,471.16 / £902,218.29 £630,508.99 / £623,291.33 £414,538.08 / £397,905.86
2021 £1,348,030.70 / £1,632,872.30 £774,970.37 / £853,534.50 £581,142.79 / £594,067.48 £396,563.00 / £395,402.71
2020 £1,247,033.20 / £1,507,209.55 £729,204.34 / £804,914.37 £547,847.05 / £562,150.64 £386,117.01 / £387,143.74
2019 £1,206,301.33 / £1,426,052.39 £710,908.35 / £768,233.47 £534,833.12 / £535,915.90 £389,406.35 / £379,081.31
2018 £1,222,430.86 / £1,439,767.84 £721,533.34 / £775,234.12 £542,473.61 / £540,719.49 £401,467.89 / £388,675.37
2017 £1,224,179.02 / £1,429,919.33 £717,923.87 / £764,438.46 £542,081.50 / £535,035.95 £409,564.34 / £393,643.73
2016 £1,204,962.85 / £1,403,935.27 £708,568.51 / £752,039.97 £535,446.36 / £526,569.67 £396,327.18 / £380,356.76
2015 £1,105,724.57 / £1,299,115.22 £645,366.53 / £688,834.87 £487,864.09 / £481,977.97 £359,957.75 / £347,338.31
2014 £995,785.73 / £1,195,705.59 £577,919.50 / £630,403.78 £438,110.08 / £441,761.81 £324,279.89 / £319,384.07
2013 £879,762.24 / £994,608.53 £503,874.28 / £517,713.10 £380,339.24 / £361,363.08 £281,831.09 / £262,374.32
2012 £836,811.12 / £900,878.51 £480,585.00 / £473,927.29 £361,974.43 / £330,739.00 £271,151.78 / £243,155.79
2011 £801,487.19 / £881,132.03 £453,251.30 / £457,064.97 £337,437.05 / £316,746.46 £257,413.44 / £237,522.86
2010 £770,698.65 / £835,270.21 £443,072.88 / £445,969.78 £332,918.10 / £310,749.82 £254,910.17 / £233,978.36

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Barnet and Merton
Number of Jobs (thousands)
101k vs 67k
Median Salary
£32,507 vs £30,117
Annual Percentage Change
8.4% vs 0.8%
Mean Salary
£39,511 vs £42,922

See how Barnet compares to other areas in Outer London

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Barnet and Merton
Industry Barnet Count Merton Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 45 15 +30 + 100%
Production 705 365 +340 + 63.55%
Construction 3,810 1,660 +2,150 + 78.61%
Motor Trades 375 230 +145 + 47.93%
Wholesale 1,490 440 +1,050 + 108.81%
Retail 3,100 800 +2,300 + 117.95%
Transport 700 555 +145 + 23.11%
Accommodation Food 980 470 +510 + 70.34%
Information Comms 2,305 1,280 +1,025 + 57.18%
Finance Insurance 475 170 +305 + 94.57%
Property 2,345 445 +1,900 + 136.2%
Professional Scientific Technical 4,695 2,260 +2,435 + 70.02%
Business Admin 2,210 1,130 +1,080 + 64.67%
Public Admin Defence 0 0 0 0
Education 505 215 +290 + 80.56%
Health 1,150 470 +680 + 83.95%
Arts Entertainment 1,550 650 +900 + 81.82%