N3 2AL

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
N3
Postcode sector
N3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N3 2AG 83 m
N3 2AJ 89 m
N3 2AP 107 m
N3 2AH 116 m
N3 2AN 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N3 2AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N3
Postcode sector
N3 2
Latitude
51.601012
Longitude
-0.177394
British National Grid easting
526,326
British National Grid northing
190,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00001570
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 027F · E01000319
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 027 · E02000050

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Dickens Avenue, London, N3 2AL 20 June 2025 £535,000
15, Dickens Avenue, London, N3 2AL 10 January 2025 £555,000
12, Dickens Avenue, London, N3 2AL 29 April 2022 £540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
185
Primary
98
Secondary
30
  1. Tudor Primary School

    Community school

    77 m
  2. Manorside Primary School

    Community school

    252 m
  3. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    266 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,328
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,180
  • Anti social behaviour 742
  • Vehicle crime 567
  • Other theft 314
  • Public order 260

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

49 female, 44 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.6
N3 2 residents
9,287

Age bands in N3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,616 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

787 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.5%

3,200 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,224 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

1,188 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

55

within 5 km

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    236 m

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    654 m

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00316

    1.0 km

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    1.0 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    1.1 km

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

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

    ODS code E83666

    1.3 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83026

    1.3 km

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    1.3 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    1.3 km

  • EAST FINCHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83050

    1.8 km

  • HEATHFIELDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83008

    1.8 km

  • CORNWALL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83013

    1.8 km

  • THE SPEEDWELL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83010

    1.8 km

  • TORRINGTON PARK GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E83021

    1.8 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83045

    2.0 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E83034

    2.1 km

  • RUTLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    40 COLNEY HATCH LANE, LONDON, N10 1DU

    ODS code F85688

    2.4 km

  • PHGH DOCTORS

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

    ODS code E83009

    2.6 km

  • TEMPLE FORTUNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E83622

    2.6 km

  • THE MUSWELL HILL PRACTICE

    54 MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, N10 3ST

    ODS code F85063

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodlands Avenue

    BCT · Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Finchley High Road

    BCT · Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Squires Lane

    BCT · Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Avondale Road Finchley

    BCT · Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Strawberry Vale (N2)

    BCT · Finchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 027F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,228 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
17
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £540,000 from 3 recorded sales in N3 2AL. 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

Published establishments

185 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 30 secondary schools. Tudor Primary School is the nearest published school at 77 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,328 published events cover 12 months, averaging 360.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,180 events.

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