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Family Area Report

N20 Whetstone — Family Area Report

Whetstone · Barnet

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barnet£2,157/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%32.2% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N20 is the London postcode area covering Whetstone 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). 16 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 42 min on the morning rush. 32.2% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density55
Commute70

Schools

16 within 1 mile

  • Alma Primary

    Primary · 185 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    211m

  • Queenswell Infant & Nursery School

    Primary · 183 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    337m

  • Queenswell Junior School

    Primary · 257 pupils

    337m

  • All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20

    Primary · 214 pupils

    370m

  • St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Primary · 242 pupils

    394m

  • Orange Tree School

    Independent · 76 pupils

    529m

  • Pavilion Study Centre

    Pupil referral · 48 pupils

    548m

  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 408 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    732m

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
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    2

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    52 min
    via Northern
    King's CrossFastest
    42 min
    via Northern + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    51 min
    via Northern & Circle + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    61 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Paddington
    57 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    49 min
    via Northern & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 42 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 N20. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    N20 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is N20 a good area for families?
    N20 (Whetstone, 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 N20?
    There are 16 schools within a mile of N20, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N20 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is N20?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N20 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N20 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from N20 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N20 is King's Cross in about 42 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in N20?
    32.2% of households in N20'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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