East Barnet

From 1894 until 1965 East Barnet formed part of the East Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire. In 1965, it was transferred from Hertfordshire to Greater London; the area was amalgamated with Barnet and Friern Barnet Urban Districts, Finchley and Hendon Municipal Boroughs to form the London Borough of Barnet.

Barnet local elections are held every four years to elect councillors. East Barnet is covered by two wards:

• East Barnet Ward – East of the railway line and north of Parkside Gardens / Stuart Road.
• Brunswick Park Ward – East of the railway line and south of Parkside Gardens / Stuart Road.

Note: St Mary the Virgin – the Parish Church of East Barnet – is actually in Brunswick Park Ward. Brunswick Park Ward contains the districts of Brunswick Park and Osidge.

East Barnet has its own electoral ward. The 2011 census of East Barnet ward counted a population of 16,137. The ethnic makeup was 76.6% White (61.3% British, 12.8% Other, 2.6% Irish), 10.6% Asian (largest being Indian, 4.4%), and 5.1% Black (largest being African, 3.2%). 54% of the population were Christian, with the combined share of Hindus, Jews and Muslims being 15%. Of the 6,531 households, most (4,266) were a whole house or bungalow, and the majority of those were semi-detached properties. Almost 68% of home tenures were owned, with a minority privately rented and a smaller minority that are socially rented. 4.6% of economically active people were unemployed. The median age was 38.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukcensusdata.com/east-barnet-e05000048|title=East Barnet - UK Census Data 2011|first=Good Stuff IT|last=Services|website=UK Census Data}}

;Buses

• 125 – Winchmore Hill (Station Road) to Finchley Central
• 184 – Barnet (Chesterfield Road) to Turnpike Lane bus/tube station
• 307 – Barnet (Barnet General Hospital) to Brimsdown railway station
• 326 – Barnet (the Spires) to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
• 382 – Southgate tube station to Mill Hill East tube station
• 383 – Barnet (the Spires) to Woodside Park tube station – Monday to Saturday except late evenings
• 384 – Edgware Station to Cockfosters tube station

;Railway stations nearby

• Oakleigh Park
• New Barnet

;Tube stations nearby:

• Arnos Grove – Piccadilly line
• Cockfosters – Piccadilly line
• Oakwood – Piccadilly line
• High Barnet – Northern line
• Totteridge & Whetstone – Northern line

;Primary schools

• Danegrove Primary School (formerly Littlegrove Junior School and Oaklands Infant School)
• St Mary's School
• Church Hill School
• Monkfrith School

;Secondary schools

• East Barnet School

Bodens Performing Arts School, aka Bodens, is located in East Barnet. It was founded in 1973 in Enfield, and has since moved to its current site.

It is a performing arts school offering Arts education to children and teenagers from the ages of 3 to 18.

The Studios are located on East Barnet Road, along with the 'Tony Boden Theatre' which is on premises.

• Alan Coren (born 1938) grew up in East Barnet, and attended Osidge Primary and East Barnet School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/alan-coren-395092.html|title = Alan Coren| website=Independent.co.uk |date = 18 September 2011}}

{{Geographic Location

|title = Neighbouring areas

|Northwest = High Barnet

|North = Hadley Wood

|Northeast = Cockfosters

|West = New Barnet

|Centre = East Barnet

|East = Oakwood

|Southwest = Whetstone

|South = Brunswick Park

|Southeast = Southgate

}}

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• [http://www.eastbar.net/ East Barnet Residents' Association]
• [http://stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk/ East Barnet Parish Church]
• {{cite book |title=East Barnet |last=Cass |first=Frederick Charles |year=1885 |url=https://archive.org/details/eastbarnet00cass/page/n5/mode/2up |publisher=Unwin Brothers }}

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