# North Finchley

East Barnet. 11,675 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

North Finchley, Barnet: 11,675 people (mid-2024); police recorded crime and anti-social behaviour at 120.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026; median sale price £455,000 (2025).

Middle area. Code E02000042. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) › [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £455,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Finchley was £455,000 in 2025. Joint 1,321st most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,560** (2021). North Finchley had 11,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 387th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in North Finchley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.3%** (January 2026). In North Finchley, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000042) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in North Finchley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000042) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 121 homes were sold in North Finchley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02000042) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for North Finchley.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000042) (Census 2021, England and Wales): North Finchley had 11,560 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in North Finchley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Finchley at a rate of 120.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Anti-social behaviour | 402 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 346 |
| Other crime | 196 |
| Vehicle crime | 143 |
| Shoplifting | 80 |
| Drug offences | 61 |
| Theft from the person | 58 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How North Finchley compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | North Finchley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £455,000 | 6th cheapest | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2025 |
| Population | 11,560 | 4th most populated | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 42 middle areas, Barnet · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.3% | 21st lowest | 42 middle areas, Barnet · Jan 2026 |

## Is North Finchley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Finchley at a rate of 120.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Finchley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (402), violence and sexual offences (346) and other crime (196).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Barnet

These figures are published for the whole of Barnet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnet and not North Finchley alone. [See Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)

- **Average house price: £600,560** (July 2026). Barnet’s average house price was £600,560 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,141** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barnet earned a median of £47,141 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.7×** (2025). A home in Barnet costs 12.7 times local full-time pay. 14th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Barnet has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 140th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Finchley in brief

The median price paid for a home in North Finchley was £455,000 in 2025.
North Finchley had 11,560 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in North Finchley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Finchley, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000042
- Ward: [West Finchley †](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/ward/west-finchley)
- Constituency: [Finchley and Golders Green †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/finchley-and-golders-green)
- Council: [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)
- Region: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.21 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,675*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 34

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[West Finchley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/west-finchley), [Fallow Corner](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/fallow-corner), [Whetstone East](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/whetstone-east), [Woodside Park](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/woodside-park), [Colney Hatch](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/colney-hatch), [Church End](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/church-end)

## Latest updates for North Finchley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000042

## How to cite

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Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/north-finchley
