N12 8EN

West Finchley · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Barnet
Postcode district
N12
Postcode sector
N12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N12 8ER 34 m
N12 8AD 95 m
N12 7NU 114 m
N12 8JB 114 m
N12 8AE 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N12 8EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N12
Postcode sector
N12 8
Latitude
51.614499
Longitude
-0.186011
British National Grid easting
525,692
British National Grid northing
192,188

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00001471
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 019B · E01000300
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 019 · E02000042

Postcode source versions

Explore N12

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
60, Ground Floor Flat, Avondale Avenue, London, N12 8EN 7 December 2023 £410,000
58, Avondale Avenue, London, N12 8EN 21 July 2023 £1,145,000
60, First Floor Flat, Avondale Avenue, London, N12 8EN 30 June 2021 £415,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
163
Primary
86
Secondary
28
  1. The London Mechina

    Other independent school

    359 m
  2. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

    Voluntary aided school

    366 m
  3. The Holmewood School

    Other independent special school

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,581
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 932
  • Anti social behaviour 598
  • Vehicle crime 488
  • Other theft 269
  • Drugs 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

43 female, 51 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

42

within 5 km

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    594 m

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    762 m

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83013

    785 m

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83010

    785 m

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83021

    785 m

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

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

    ODS code E83666

    842 m

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    1.5 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    1.7 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83026

    1.8 km

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    2.0 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

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

    ODS code E83024

    2.0 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83045

    2.1 km

  • OAKLEIGH ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83003

    2.2 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    2.2 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

    3.0 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83034

    3.1 km

  • HEATHFIELDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83008

    3.3 km

  • EAST FINCHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83050

    3.3 km

  • RUTLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    40 COLNEY HATCH LANE, LONDON, N10 1DU

    ODS code F85688

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Argyle Road / Avondale Avenue

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Argyle Road / Avondale Avenue

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Argyle Road / Courthouse Road

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Nether Street

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Nether Street

    BCT · West Finchley

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £777,500 from 2 recorded sales in N12 8EN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Barnet is £603,753 in June 2026, down 2.9% year on year.

Schools

163 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 28 secondary schools. The London Mechina is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,581 published events cover 12 months, averaging 298.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 932 events.

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