West Finchley · Barnet · Finchley and Golders Green constituency · 51.60886, -0.18099
N12 0HD— West Finchley, Barnet Location and area intelligence for N12 0HD, West Finchley, Barnet The practical family move
Top 8% London Schools 100% Safety 95/100 Transport 42/100 Low yield 3.26%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
N12 0HD 76 Liveability 95 Safety 42 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for N12 0HD Full postcode N12 0HD
Postcode district N12
Borough London Borough of Barnet
Ward West Finchley
Latitude 51.608861
Longitude -0.180990
Parliamentary constituency Finchley and Golders Green
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
High Young professionals
Excellent Neutral Risk: Low
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“The practical family move”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Moss Hall Junior School
Good · 4 min walk
KS2: 107.4
★★★
Secondary
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Outstanding · 8 min walk
P8: +0.98 A8: 79.3
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Moss Hall Nursery School
Not inspected · 5 min walk
8 primaries · 1 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
6.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
↓ Falling 35.7% +59% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 33%
Crime is 90% below London average
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 16 properties · Confidence: medium
Street mix
Semi 39% Terraced 11% Detached 7% Flat 43%
LHA rates — Outer North London
Shared room £595/mo
1 bedroom £1150/mo
2 bedrooms £1400/mo
3 bedrooms £1695/mo
4 bedrooms £2200/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 848 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £238,250
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era 1900-1929
Walls Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (another dwelling above)
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Fully double glazed
Council tax band Band D Annual charge £1,898
Price growth potential Moderate
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 West Finchley Underground Station Northern line
6.2 min walk Nearby stations
🚇 West Finchley Underground Station Northern
6 min walk 🚇 Woodside Park Underground Station Northern
13 min walk 🚇 Finchley Central Underground Station Northern
15 min walk 🚇 Mill Hill East Underground Station Northern
25 min walk 🚇 Totteridge & Whetstone Underground Station Northern
30 min walk 🚌 4 bus routes · 5 stops within 400m · 163 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Total spaces (800m) 160
Nearest car park 37m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 5.2 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Woodhouse Road Car Park · yes
546m 🅿️ Stanhope Top Car Park · yes
737m 🅿️ Castle Road Car Park · yes
761m 🅿️ Stanhope Road Main Car Park · yes
775m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 78%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 24.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 9.6 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 13% green space Tree canopy: 70%
Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 4.6 km
Energy
Solar: 848 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: DIAMICTON
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 848.0 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED
311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, N12 8LY
6 min walk
Nearest hospital Finchley Memorial Hospital · 455 m
Nearest A&E ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 6.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 74.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Aldi · 523 m
10 tennis courts 1 swimming pools 5 sports halls
Nearby shops
Da Vincenzo 141 m
Finchley Delight Food & Wine 146 m
Local Food Centre 374 m
Finchley Express 391 m
Nearby cafes
Golden Bite 352 m
Cafe Tuck In 385 m
Blanche Bistro Cafe 390 m
Tinys Snack Bar 392 m
Nearby restaurants
Il Tocco D'Artista 396 m
Yi Man Tang 407 m
Indian Orchid 413 m
Darchin 496 m
Nearby pubs
Elephant Inn 319 m
Sea Rock 559 m
Red & Black 580 m
Finchley Tavern 588 m
Nearby gyms
Finchley Bowling Club 279 m
Override Spin Studio 490 m
PureGym 498 m
David Lloyd Outdoor Pool 510 m
Nearby pharmacies
Carters Pharmacy 559 m
Cootes Pharmacy 761 m
Superdrug 775 m
Pharmacy 868 m
Nearby health
Finchley Dental Lounge 91 m
{my}dentist 192 m
Finchley Memorial Hospital 455 m
Finchley Dental Studio 475 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 49% of 90
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 188
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
2 TO 6 (EVEN) WOODBERRY GARDENS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
RANK REGULAR RECURSION LIMITED
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £1,550 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 3.26% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 23/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 188
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 13,768m
Crossrail 2 route 8,102m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 7/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 20,390 nationally
1,584
Est. population
10,737/km²
Inner city High density Young professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 47%
Routine / semi-routine 13%
No car household 32%
Unemployed 4%
No qualifications 15%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Live planning apps (800m) 3
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 12
Planning apps (3 years) 21
CIL rate (residential) £135/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 155 homes · FORMER GAUMONT SITE, TALLY HO CORNER, 711, FORMER GAUMONT SITE, TALLY HO CORNER, 711, HIGH ROAD, FINCHLEY, N12
Named schemes (500m)
REAR OF RUBENS HOUSE, 184, REAR OF RUBENS HOUSE, 184, BALLARDS LANE, N3 23 homes
completed LAND ADJ., 19, LAND ADJ., 19, HUTTON GROVE, N12 18 homes
completed 15, 15, ETCHINGHAM PARK ROAD, N3 2EA 18 homes
completed HOLDEN ROAD, WESTBURY ROAD, N12 16 homes
completed 2-4, 2-4, ETCHINGHAM PARK ROAD, N3 16 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Constituency Finchley and Golders Green
Councillors
Ross Houston Labour
Kath McGuirk Labour
Danny Rich Labour
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The bottom line
N12 0HD offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 53 min to city — above average for this zone.
Less suited to Car-free commuters.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 9 May
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics