West Finchley · Barnet · Finchley and Golders Green constituency · 51.60917, -0.18173
N3 2LY— West Finchley, Barnet
Location and area intelligence for N3 2LY, West Finchley, Barnet
The practical family move
Top 8% LondonSchools 100%Safety 95/100Transport 43/100Low yield 2.93%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
N3 2LY
Key facts for N3 2LY
Full postcodeN3 2LY
Postcode districtN3
BoroughLondon Borough of Barnet
WardWest Finchley
Latitude51.609169
Longitude-0.181728
Parliamentary constituencyFinchley and Golders Green
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
HighYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium
London Benchmarks
vs London income+3.1% vs London avg vs London crime-90.1% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for N3 2LY
✨ Get your personal match score
Tell us what matters — safety, schools, transport — and we'll score every postcode for you.
Postcode Personality
🚇 Well-Connected🎓 School Smart🔒 Very Safe🍕 Buzzing
“The practical family move”
Schools
18 AprNearest 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 · 7 min walk
P8: +0.98A8: 79.3
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Moss Hall Nursery School
Not inspected · 5 min walk
7 primaries · 1 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
6.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
Top 5% — safest in London ↓ Falling 35.7%+59% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences33%
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.
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 fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield848 kWh/kWp/yr
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,898
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
🚇West Finchley Underground StationNorthern line
5.5 min walk Nearby stations
🚇West Finchley Underground StationNorthern
6 min walk 🚇Woodside Park Underground StationNorthern
13 min walk 🚇Finchley Central Underground StationNorthern
15 min walk 🚇Mill Hill East Underground StationNorthern
25 min walk 🚇Totteridge & Whetstone Underground StationNorthern
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 park25m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock5.3 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Woodhouse Road Car Park· yes
569m 🅿️Stanhope Top Car Park· yes
736m 🅿️Stanhope Road Main Car Park· yes
770m 🅿️Castle Road Car Park· yes
770m Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood riskAir qualityLOW
NO₂: 24.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³Better than 84% of London Among London's noisiest areas Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 9.7 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB13% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 4.6 km
Energy
Solar: 848 kWh/kWp/yr
Ground stability
Geology: DIAMICTON
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield848.0 kWh/kWp/yr
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 hospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital · 513 m
Nearest A&EROYAL 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 supermarketAldi · 522 m
10 tennis courts1 swimming pools4 sports halls
Nearby shops
Da Vincenzo116 m
Finchley Delight Food & Wine121 m
Local Food Centre374 m
Finchley Express447 m
Nearby cafes
Golden Bite353 m
Cafe Tuck In386 m
Blanche Bistro Cafe446 m
Tinys Snack Bar449 m
Nearby restaurants
Il Tocco D'Artista397 m
Yi Man Tang408 m
Indian Orchid414 m
China Cottage495 m
Nearby pubs
Elephant Inn313 m
Sea Rock572 m
Red & Black589 m
Finchley Tavern597 m
Nearby gyms
Finchley Bowling Club284 m
PureGym501 m
Override Spin Studio512 m
Park View Healthclubs518 m
Nearby pharmacies
Carters Pharmacy555 m
Cootes Pharmacy749 m
Superdrug760 m
Pharmacy854 m
Nearby health
Finchley Dental Lounge70 m
{my}dentist175 m
311 Dental Care473 m
Finchley Dental Studio501 m
Food hygiene (5-star)52% of 84
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)188
High street
AHigh street health
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Low gross yield (2.93%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is moderate.
Avg monthly rent£1,550London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield2.93% (low)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 64% Gentrification score22/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition188
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route13,820m
Crossrail 2 route8,162m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 7/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Less deprived than average Rank: 20,390 nationally
1,584
Est. population
10,737/km²
Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional47%
Routine / semi-routine13%
No car household32%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications15%
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 scheme155 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, N323 homes
completed15, 15, ETCHINGHAM PARK ROAD, N3 2EA18 homes
completedLAND ADJ., 19, LAND ADJ., 19, HUTTON GROVE, N1218 homes
completedHOLDEN ROAD, WESTBURY ROAD, N1216 homes
completed2-4, 2-4, ETCHINGHAM PARK ROAD, N316 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
ConstituencyFinchley and Golders Green
Councillors
Ross HoustonLabour
Kath McGuirkLabour
Danny RichLabour
Live in N3 2LY? Rate your area
Help future residents make better decisions. Takes 30 seconds.
Resident Reviews
Be the first to review this area
🏘️
No reviews yet for N3 2LY.
Help others by sharing your experience.
Reviews are from real residents. No account required. Inappropriate content is removed automatically.
The bottom line
N3 2LY offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catches: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines and 48 min to city — above average for this zone.
Less suited to Car-free commuters.
Check your dealbreakers
Toggle the things that matter to you — see how N3 2LY scores on each.
Do you commute into central London daily?
Do you have or plan to have school-age children?
Do you work from home?
Do you cycle regularly?
Is noise a dealbreaker for you?
Toggle a question above to see how N3 2LY meets your needs.
Compare Barnet with nearby boroughs:
Frequently asked questions
Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
stats199 Jun
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
Office for
National Statistics