Average 2 Bedroom Rent in Barnet 2026
A 2 bedroom property in Barnet rents for an average of £1,862 per month as of September 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier. That is 49.8% of median local full-time pay.
Barnet is the 14th cheapest of 32 London boroughs for this size. ONS figures for September 2026, published . Next update after the ONS release on .
What that costs relative to local pay
A 2 bedroom in Barnet against what people living in Barnet actually earn.
How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.
2 Bedroom rent in Barnet since 2015
Year-by-year figures
| Year | Average 2 bed rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | £1,368 |
| 2016 | £1,420 |
| 2017 | £1,388 |
| 2018 | £1,408 |
| 2019 | £1,399 |
| 2020 | £1,423 |
| 2021 | £1,409 |
| 2022 | £1,476 |
| 2023 | £1,625 |
| 2024 | £1,711 |
| 2025 | £1,830 |
| 2026 | £1,862 |
The step up from a one-bed in Barnet
A 2 bedroom in Barnet costs 24% more than a one-bed here, against 26.9% across London as a whole. Trading up is a gentler jump here than the London norm, which can make Barnet better value for sharers and families than its headline rent suggests.
What is actually available in Barnet right now
3 live 2 bed listings on FTR London, median asking rent £1,025.
Other property sizes in Barnet
2 Bedroom rent across every London borough
Cheapest first, September 2026.
| # | Borough | 2 bed rent | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | £1,529 | +1.7% |
| 2 | Havering | £1,544 | +0.9% |
| 3 | Sutton | £1,567 | +3% |
| 4 | Croydon | £1,577 | +3.4% |
| 5 | Hillingdon | £1,598 | +3.4% |
| 6 | Bromley | £1,649 | +3.2% |
| 7 | Redbridge | £1,689 | +2.1% |
| 8 | Harrow | £1,718 | +2.6% |
| 9 | Barking and Dagenham | £1,723 | +2.6% |
| 10 | Waltham Forest | £1,732 | +2.4% |
| 11 | Kingston upon Thames | £1,765 | −0.4% |
| 12 | Enfield | £1,770 | +5.3% |
| 13 | Lewisham | £1,793 | +2% |
| 14 | Barnetyou are here | £1,862 | +2.9% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £1,935 | +6% |
| 16 | Brent | £1,937 | +4.7% |
| 17 | Hounslow | £1,956 | +3.6% |
| 18 | Newham | £1,995 | +2.9% |
| 19 | Merton | £2,032 | +5.7% |
| 20 | Haringey | £2,040 | +1.3% |
| 21 | Ealing | £2,049 | +3.8% |
| 22 | Richmond upon Thames | £2,237 | +5.5% |
| 23 | Lambeth | £2,353 | +3.3% |
| 24 | Southwark | £2,387 | +7.4% |
| 25 | Tower Hamlets | £2,427 | +3.7% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £2,469 | +4.3% |
| 27 | Hackney | £2,498 | +4.1% |
| 28 | Camden | £2,634 | +1.6% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,656 | +5.1% |
| 30 | Islington | £2,712 | +6.8% |
| 31 | Westminster | £3,320 | −0.1% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £3,475 | +3.4% |
Common questions
How much is a 2 bedroom in Barnet?
A 2 bedroom property in Barnet rents for an average of £1,862 per month as of September 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +2.9% compared with a year earlier.
Is a 2 bedroom in Barnet affordable on a local salary?
At £1,862 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,737 for people living in Barnet, rent takes 49.8% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.
How much has 2 bedroom rent risen in Barnet?
A 2 bedroom in Barnet has gone from £1,409 in 2021 to £1,862 today — up £453 a month, or 32.2%, in five years.
Is a 2 bedroom in Barnet cheaper than the London average?
Yes. It costs £377 a month less than the London average of £2,239, making Barnet the 14th cheapest borough for this size (September 2026).
See what £1,862 actually gets you
Averages are a starting point. Browse what is genuinely available now, listed directly by their landlords.
Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.