N12 8QS

Woodhouse · 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 8FA 46 m
N12 9RX 54 m
N12 9RT 61 m
N12 9RS 76 m
N12 9SH 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N12 8QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N12
Postcode sector
N12 8
Latitude
51.621554
Longitude
-0.177033
British National Grid easting
526,294
British National Grid northing
192,988

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Electoral ward
Woodhouse · E05013651
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00178868
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 011D · E01000320
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 011 · E02000034

Postcode source versions

Explore N12

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Highwood Court, 975, Flat 2, High Road, London, N12 8QS 20 May 2022 £195,000
Highwood Court, 975, Flat 9, High Road, London, N12 8QS 6 December 2019 £270,000
Highwood Court, 975, Flat 10, High Road, London, N12 8QS 24 August 2018 £248,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
155
Primary
80
Secondary
28
  1. Finchley Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    304 m
  2. St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m
  3. Northside Primary School

    Community school

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 867
  • Anti social behaviour 522
  • Vehicle crime 451
  • Other theft 277
  • Shoplifting 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

15 female, 11 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% 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.

GP practices

42

within 5 km

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83013

    515 m

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83010

    515 m

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83021

    515 m

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    969 m

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL PRACTICE.

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

    ODS code E83024

    1.0 km

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

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

    ODS code E83666

    1.1 km

  • OAKLEIGH ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83003

    1.3 km

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    1.7 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83045

    1.7 km

  • BRUNSWICK PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83621

    2.1 km

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    2.1 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    2.7 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83026

    2.8 km

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    2.8 km

  • EAST BARNET HEALTH CENTRE

    149 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8QZ

    ODS code E83613

    2.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE SURGERY

    113 EAST BARNET ROAD, BARNET, EN4 8RF

    ODS code E83031

    3.0 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83034

    3.1 km

  • ADDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    46 STATION ROAD, NEW BARNET, BARNET, EN5 1QH

    ODS code E83044

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHGATE

    270 CHASE SIDE, SOUTHGATE, LONDON, N14 4PR

    ODS code F85032

    3.2 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    3.2 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

  • Finchley Park

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.0 miles
  • Finchley Park

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Crescent

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Derwent Crescent

    BCT · Whetstone

    0.2 miles
  • Ravensdale Avenue

    BCT · North Finchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 011D, 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

23,214 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £195,000 from 1 recorded sale in N12 8QS. 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

155 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 28 secondary schools. Finchley Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 867 events.

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