Age-friendly survey results

To kickstart the Age-friendly Barnet project, Age UK Barnet sought the views of Barnet residents to gain a better understanding of the current barriers to ageing well within our community. Over 1,000 Barnet residents responded.

See our report to view the full results here.

The results of this research are helping us build a strategy to enhance and improve community life in Barnet in areas such as housing, outdoor spaces and social inclusion.

Key Age-friendly survey results

· 78% of all over 55s are able to access an open greenspace/ park at least once a day (82% 55-65, 73% 66-75, 68% 76-85, 45% over 85).

· 61% of men agree that there are enough public toilets in Barnet, compared to only 29% of women.

· 69% of white residents feel safe when out and about compared to 44% of BAME residents.

· 62% of all over 55s are reliant on public transport for their day-to-day lives.

· 71% of all over 55s agree that it is easy for them to access and navigate public transport.

· 71% of all over 55s are happy with their current living arrangements.

· Being able to access support to improve housing correlates with being happy with living arrangements in the over 55 population.

· 60% of all over 55s agree that there are enough activities that are affordable and enjoyable (73% 55-65, but only 16% of 85+).

· 54% of all over 55s believe that people treat them with less respect as they age more.

· 63% of all over 55s are confident with using digital technology (72% 55-65, 35% 85+).

· There is a correlation between being confident with using digital technology and: feeling safe whilst out and about, being an active member within social groups, and, feeling confident to be able to spot scams.

· Of all the over 55s who felt confident that they could get a job if they wanted, 73% were men and 27% were women. 88% were white and 12% from black and minority groups.