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N12 West Finchley — Family Area Report

West Finchley · Barnet

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barnet£2,157/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%33% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N12 is the London postcode area covering West Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 23 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 46 min on the morning rush. 33% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density60
Commute70

Schools

23 within 1 mile

  • Northside Primary School

    Primary · 254 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    170m

  • Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School

    Primary · 192 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    198m

  • St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

    Secondary · 908 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    228m

  • The London Mechina

    Independent · 10 pupils

    562m

  • The Holmewood School

    Independent · 92 pupils

    598m

  • Wren Academy Finchley

    All-through · 1623 pupils

    698m

  • Woodhouse College

    16 plus

    727m

  • Imperial College London Mathematics School

    16 plus

    727m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    Waterloo
    54 min
    via Northern + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    46 min
    via Northern
    Liverpool Street
    55 min
    via Northern & Hammersmith & City
    Canary Wharf
    64 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    59 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    53 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 46 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode N12. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    N12 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about West Finchley, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is N12 a good area for families?
    N12 (West Finchley, Barnet) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in N12?
    There are 23 schools within a mile of N12, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N12 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is N12?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N12 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N12 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from N12 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N12 is King's Cross in about 46 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in N12?
    33% of households in N12's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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