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N2 8LJ

East Finchley · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
East Finchley
Local authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Postcode district
N2
Postcode sector
N2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N2 8JD 45 m
N2 8LP 52 m
N2 8LN 61 m
N2 8LU 69 m
N2 8NH 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N2 8LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N2
Postcode sector
N2 8
Latitude
51.595554
Longitude
-0.175100
British National Grid easting
526,500
British National Grid northing
190,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Electoral ward
East Finchley · E05013636
Parish or community
E43000193
Westminster constituency
Finchley and Golders Green · E14001238
Output area
E00000891
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 029B · E01000179
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 029 · E02000052

Postcode source versions

Explore N2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
209
Primary
107
Secondary
32

  1. Bishop Douglass School Finchley

    Academy converter

    284 m

  2. Martin Primary School

    Community school

    487 m

  3. Tudor Primary School

    Community school

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 953
  • Anti social behaviour 617
  • Vehicle crime 570
  • Other theft 264
  • Burglary 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N2 8 residents
6,602

Age bands in N2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,022 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

645 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

2,050 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,450 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

827 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

60

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00316

    412 m

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    643 m

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    772 m

  • EAST FINCHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83050

    1.2 km

  • HEATHFIELDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83008

    1.2 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    1.3 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    1.3 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83026

    1.5 km

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    1.6 km

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

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

    ODS code E83666

    1.8 km

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    1.9 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83034

    2.0 km

  • RUTLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    40 COLNEY HATCH LANE, LONDON, N10 1DU

    ODS code F85688

    2.1 km

  • PHGH DOCTORS

    TEMPLE FORTUNE HEALTH CENTRE, 23 TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, GOLDERS GREEN, LONDON, NW11 7TE

    ODS code E83009

    2.3 km

  • TEMPLE FORTUNE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE TEMPLE FORTUNE HEALTH CENTRE, 23 TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, LONDON, NW11 7TE

    ODS code E83622

    2.3 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83045

    2.4 km

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83013

    2.4 km

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83010

    2.4 km

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83021

    2.4 km

  • THE MUSWELL HILL PRACTICE

    54 MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, N10 3ST

    ODS code F85063

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 60 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chandos Road (N2)

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Lane

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Oak Lane

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Long Lane

    BCT · Finchley

    0.2 miles

  • Chandos Road (N2)

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 029B, 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

22,508 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

209 open schools are in scope, including 107 primary and 32 secondary schools. Bishop Douglass School Finchley is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 313 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 953 events.

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