Barnet · Chipping Barnet constituency · 51.62975, -0.17377

N20 2DJ— Barnet

Location and area intelligence for N20 2DJ, Barnet

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 80/100Transport 37/100Low yield 2.54%

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Top schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
70
Safety
80
Schools
90
Transport
37
Environment
85
Investment
16

Location

N20 2DJ

Key facts for N20 2DJ

Full postcodeN20 2DJ
Postcode districtN20
BoroughLondon Borough of Barnet
Ward
Latitude51.629749
Longitude-0.173772
Parliamentary constituencyChipping Barnet
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Owner occupiers / families
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+3.6% vs London avg
vs London crime-38.1% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for N20 2DJ

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How N20 2DJ has changed

Schools

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Alma Primary

Good · 3 min walk

—

Secondary

Finchley Catholic High School

Not yet inspected · 11 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Brookhill Nursery School

Not inspected · 23 min walk

6 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

11 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

LOW CRIME

40.3 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 71% of London
↑ Rising 71.4%

from a low base — still below London average

+896% vs borough

Crime by type

Other28%
Anti-social behaviour26%
Violence & sexual offences24%
Vehicle crime15%
Drug offences4%
Robbery1%
Burglary1%
Theft0%

Stop & search

2.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

6

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Barnet Fire Station · 2.1km

Crime is 38% 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.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

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 EAnnual charge £2,320
Price growth potentialModerate

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
🚇
Totteridge & Whetstone Underground StationNorthern line
4.7 min walk
🚂
Oakleigh Park

Nearby stations

🚇
Totteridge & Whetstone Underground StationNorthern
5 min walk
🚂
Oakleigh ParkNational Rail
13 min walk
🚇
Woodside Park Underground StationNorthern
19 min walk
🚇
West Finchley Underground StationNorthern
31 min walk
🚇
High Barnet Underground StationNorthern
34 min walk
🚌7 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 174 buses/hr peak

36

Walkability score

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge58 min ↑
Victoria60 min ↑
Waterloo53 min ↑
Canary Wharf62 min ↑
City ★49 min

▎ 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

25

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park91m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock6.4 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Waitrose & Partners· no
203m
🅿️
Totteridge & Whetstone Station Car Park
421m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 24.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 84% of London
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB95% green space
More green space than 99% of London

Energy

Solar: 848 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,510 hrs/yr

Sunshine

615 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.4°C

Summer avg

2.8°C

Winter avg

Solar yield848.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

50 OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH, WHETSTONE, N20 9EX

1 min walk

3

GPs within 1km

8

Dentists within 1km

5

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalSpringdene Nursing Home · 660 m
Nearest A&EWHITTINGTON HEALTH NHS TRUST · 7.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

89

Parks (1km)

17

Restaurants (800m)

7

Cafes (800m)

2

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

Nearest supermarketNazar Food Centre · 1.4 km

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

2

Late-night venues

D
941 licensed premises in borough130 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

188m

Post office

Nearby shops

Asda Express37 m

Nearby cafes

Oak Cafe50 m
Popular Cafe93 m
Ems Coffee286 m
Nature's Nest307 m

Nearby restaurants

B-B-Q Grill61 m
La Lluna81 m
Sushimania108 m
Izgara110 m

Nearby pubs

The Griffin69 m
Three Horseshoes271 m

Nearby gyms

Fit Club131 m
Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis and Squash Club365 m
Totteridge Tennis Club797 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots135 m

Nearby health

Springdene Nursing Home660 m
Food hygiene (5-star)46% of 79

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
188

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

16

Investment score

Weak

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Low gross yield (2.54%) 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 yield
2.54% (low)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 74%
Gentrification score21/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition188

Rental market

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+10.7%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

52.8

Price growth score

C
Low

Development pressure

Excellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route15,749m
Crossrail 2 route8,810m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 22,630 nationally

1,789

Est. population

71%

Employed

63%

Degree educated

£43,500

Median income

3.5%

Claimant rate

Owner occupiers / families

46

Community stability

Age profile

25%
24%
29%
Under 1825%
18–3424%
35–4929%
50–6412%
65+11%

Tenure

19%
41%
23%
Own outright19%
Own (mortgage)41%
Private rent23%
Social rent8%
Shared ownership9%

Ethnicity

37%
21%
21%
White British37%
White Other21%
Asian21%
Black5%
Mixed7%
Other9%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional58%
Routine / semi-routine9%
No car household28%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications9%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent23%
Social rent8%

vs. London

Income vs London+3.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
8
Live planning apps (800m)
2
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
6
Planning apps (3 years)
11
Local approval rate
83%
Borough approval rate
79%
CIL rate (residential)
£135/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Politics

Local councillors and MP

MP
Dan Tomlinson (Labour)

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The bottom line

N20 2DJ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and a green environment — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catches: high noise levels nearby and 49 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

58%

Confidence score

7/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
tfl1 May
seed22 Apr
crime11 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
census25 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
parking4 May
schools1 May
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
bus stops4 May
ethnicity7 Jun
tfl cycles2 May
air quality11 Jun
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count12 Jun
water provider9 Jun

Trusted official data sources

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National Statistics
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REGISTRY
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Agency
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NHS
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