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N12 8BW

West Finchley · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Finchley
Local authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Postcode district
N12
Postcode sector
N12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N12 8AA 45 m
N12 8DP 49 m
N12 8BT 74 m
N12 8DL 81 m
N12 8DJ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N12 8BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N12
Postcode sector
N12 8
Latitude
51.615437
Longitude
-0.181525
British National Grid easting
526,000
British National Grid northing
192,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Electoral ward
West Finchley · E05013648
Parish or community
E43000193
Westminster constituency
Finchley and Golders Green · E14001238
Output area
E00001467
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 019B · E01000300
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 019 · E02000042

Postcode source versions

Explore N12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
164
Primary
85
Secondary
28

  1. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    136 m

  2. Northside Primary School

    Community school

    165 m

  3. The London Mechina

    Other independent school

    322 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,506
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 925
  • Anti social behaviour 566
  • Vehicle crime 484
  • Other theft 268
  • Burglary 221

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N12 8 residents
7,850

Age bands in N12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,327 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

684 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

2,848 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

1,880 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

1,196 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

47

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    384 m

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

    TORRINGTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 16 TORRINGTON PARK, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83013

    457 m

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, TORRINGTON PARK, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83010

    457 m

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    TORRINGTON PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 16 TORRINGTON PARK, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9SS

    ODS code E83021

    457 m

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

    36B WOODHOUSE ROAD, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 0RG

    ODS code E83666

    611 m

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    963 m

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    1.5 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

    50 OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH, WHETSTONE, LONDON, N20 9EX

    ODS code E83024

    1.8 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

    15-16 ST JOHNS VILLAS, FRIERN BARNET ROAD, LONDON, N11 3BU

    ODS code E83045

    1.8 km

  • OAKLEIGH ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    280 OAKLEIGH ROAD NORTH, WHETSTONE, LONDON, N20 0DH

    ODS code E83003

    1.9 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    1.9 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUPREME HOUSE, 300 REGENTS PARK ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JX

    ODS code E83026

    2.0 km

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    2.1 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LEOPOLD ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY, LONDON, N2 8BG

    ODS code Y00316

    2.6 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, NEW SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N11 1EY

    ODS code E83621

    2.7 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

    192 COLNEY HATCH LANE, MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, N10 1ET

    ODS code E83034

    2.9 km

  • EAST FINCHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    39 BARONSMERE ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY, LONDON, N2 9QD

    ODS code E83050

    3.3 km

  • HEATHFIELDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYTTELTON ROAD, FINCHLEY, BARNET, LONDON, N2 0EQ

    ODS code E83008

    3.4 km

  • RUTLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    40 COLNEY HATCH LANE, LONDON, N10 1DU

    ODS code F85688

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 47 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Gainsborough Road / North Finchley

    BCT · North Finchley

    0.1 miles

  • Woodside Avenue / North Finchley

    BCT · North Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Nether Street

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Nether Street

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Woodside Park Road

    BCT · North Finchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 019B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,827 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

164 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 28 secondary schools. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School is the nearest published school at 136 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,506 published events cover 12 months, averaging 292.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 925 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.