Barnet Vale is a residential district in the London Borough of Barnet. It was also a civil parish.
The name shares its origin with nearby Chipping Barnet, East Barnet and Friern Barnet. 'Barnet' means the land cleared by burning.
The civil parish was created on 31 December 1894 from part of the ancient parish of Chipping Barnet. It was an urban parish, used for the election of poor law guardians. The first election of a guardian took place on 19 December 1894 and returned a Conservative candidate. For local government, it was part of the East Barnet Valley Urban District. On 1 April 1965 the parish was abolished. At the 1951 census (one of the last before the abolition of the parish), Barnet Vale had a population of 4675.
St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale is located there. For elections to Barnet Council, it is part of the Barnet Vale ward.
The population was as follows:
Year 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 Population 1,112 1,814 2,017 2,110 2,881 4,675
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