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N3 Finchley Church End — Family Area Report

Finchley Church End · Barnet

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barnet£2,157/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%19.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

N3 is the London postcode area covering Finchley Church End 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). 19 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 35 min on the morning rush. 19.3% of households here have dependent children — low.

What borough is N3 in?

N3 is in the London Borough of Barnet. Its representative postcode sits in the Finchley Church End ward. On our family-life index, N3 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density10
Commute70

Schools

19 within 1 mile

There are 19 schools within a mile of N3 — 13 primary and 3 secondary among the top matches. Chalgrove Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 1197m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Pardes House Grammar School

    Independent · 275 pupils

    297m

  • Pardes House Primary School

    Primary · 359 pupils

    Expected standard
    297m

  • St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 431 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    551m

  • Finchley and Acton Yochien School

    Independent · 43 pupils

    631m

  • Akiva School

    Primary · 418 pupils

    661m

  • St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 180 pupils

    748m

  • Manorside Primary School

    Primary · 237 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    937m

  • Tudor Primary School

    Primary · 164 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    1082m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

N3 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here 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
    6

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    43 min
    via Northern
    King's CrossFastest
    35 min
    via Northern
    Liverpool Street
    43 min
    via Northern & Hammersmith & City
    Canary Wharf
    55 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    50 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    41 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 35 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 N3. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    N3 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is N3 in?
    N3 is in the London Borough of Barnet. Its representative postcode falls in the Finchley Church End ward. N3 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is N3 a good area for families?
    N3 (Finchley Church End, 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 N3?
    There are 19 schools within a mile of N3, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. N3 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is N3?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in N3 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, N3 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from N3 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from N3 is King's Cross in about 35 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in N3?
    19.3% of households in N3's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near N3

    The closest postcodes to N3 we cover are N12 (West Finchley, ~2.0km), N2 (East Finchley, ~2.1km), NW11 (Golders Green, ~2.5km) and NW4 (Hendon, ~2.5km). Families weighing N3 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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