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Thinking of living at N13 4BW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Monica's RC Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Hazelwood Junior School | Primary | 1.1 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Hazelwood Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 54.4 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laurel Park School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winchmore School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashmole Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 59.9 · 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Aylward | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Palmers Green High School | Independent | 600 m | 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Keble Preparatory School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Focus 1st Academy | Independent | 1.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near N13 4BW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Conway Lawn Tennis Club | 490 m | 66 |
| Swimming | Southgate Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 20 |
| Bowls | Southgate Bowling Club | 660 m | 15 |
| Football | Coles Park Stadium | 2.5 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Edmonton Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 10 |
| Fitness | ProtoFit | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Yoga | North London Yoga Studio | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Billiards | Tirana Pool Club & Coffee Bar | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Golf | Bush Hill Park Golf Club | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Darts | Three Compasses | 4.2 km | 5 |
| Squash | The Walker Ground | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Southgate Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Boxing | North London Boxing Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | A10 Wheeled Sports Facility | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | New River Sport And Fitness | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Three Compasses | 4.2 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Palmers Green, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Bourne Hill, 550 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 329, W6, 616, 629).
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Monica's RC Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Tottenhall Infant School (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 54.4 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Thomas More Catholic School (2 km) and Ashmole Academy (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (2.3 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is S T Food & Wine, 650 m away, with Sweet Inspirations closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grovelands Medical Centre (450 m), with Walker Chemists the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Diamond Cuts is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 40 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Conway Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Brackendale Lawn Tennis Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (56%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 75% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Broomfield Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Broomfield Park outdoor gym (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 7.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
48 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 29 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 4% socially.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.