property, homes and houses for sale in East Barnet

On the southern fringes of the Hertfordshire countryside, Barnet offers quality housing and good tube and train links into Central London.

Living in Barnet

The town of Barnet and its satellite districts of High Barnet, Chipping Barnet, New Barnet and East Barnet are far removed from the hustle and bustle of London.

Situated on the northern edge of the London Borough of Barnet and within the M25, Barnet’s leafy streets retain the charming character of an old market town.

Surrounded by country parks and golf courses, Barnet is popular with families because of its tranquil atmosphere, good mix of property and excellent local primary and secondary schools.

Large Victorian villas and terraced Edwardian houses can be found near the old town centre, whilst more modern properties, including flats, are located in the roads leading to New Barnet.

Barnet High Street is a busy and attractive thoroughfare with shops, pubs, restaurants and cafés. Off the High Street is the Spires Shopping Centre where there is a cluster of stores including Marks & Spencer and Waitrose.

Park Road, off Barnet High Street, leads to King George’s Field, from where you can walk through beautiful countryside to Monken Hadley Common. East of the common is Hadley Wood Golf Course, which lies within Beech Hill Park estate.

Two more golf courses lie north-west of Barnet, one each side of St. Albans Road.

Barnet Football Club’s Underhill Stadium is south of Barnet Hill, near Grasvenor Avenue Infant School and South Hertfordshire Golf Course.

In west Barnet is Barnet General Hospital which, following modernisation, was re-opened in 2003 and has 445 beds and an Accident & Emergency department.

Transport

By road, Barnet is close to Junction 24 of the M25, via the A111. The A1 Barnet Way lies to the west of Barnet, accessible via the A5109.

High Barnet tube station is the terminus for the Northern Line and connects to Euston, Charing Cross and Waterloo mainline stations.

Cockfosters tube station lies to the east of Barnet and is the terminus of the Piccadilly Line. It provides a direct link to Heathrow Airport via King’s Cross St. Pancras, Piccadilly Circus and Earl’s Court.

National Rail services to King’s Cross and Moorgate run from neighbouring stations in New Barnet and Oakleigh Park.

For information regarding London’s tube network and local bus routes please visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/.

History and culture

In Saxon times, Barnet was part of an extensive wood belonging to the Abbey of St Albans. The village was called 'Bergnet', which is Saxon for ‘little hill’.

Barnet, or High Barnet as it is also called, was historically a resting point for travellers on the Great North Road between the City of London and York.

Barnet Fair, an ancient horse fair, engendered the Cockney rhyming slang ‘Barnet Fair’ (hair). In 1588, Queen Elizabeth granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of Barnet giving him the Royal seal to hold a twice-yearly fair.

Barnet Museum opened in 1938 and is situated in an early 18th century house. The museum records the development of Barnet, supported by a collection of period artefacts.

For further information regarding Barnet please visit the London Borough of Barnet at http://www.barnet.gov.uk/.