Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at N13 5LB? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
24 crimes recorded on Lodge Drive in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Hazelwood Infant School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Tottenhall Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School | Primary | 800 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | Secondary | 150 m | Attainment 8: 54.4 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laurel Park School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 16.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mulberry Academy Woodside | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.4 · 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winchmore School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Palmers Green High School | Independent | 950 m | 50.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Footsteps Trust | Independent | 1.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Focus 1st Academy | Independent | 1.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | St Annes Catholic High School For Girls (Upper School)- Palmers Green C | 170 m | 72 |
| Swimming | Arnos Pool | 1.6 km | 19 |
| Bowls | Southgate Bowling Club | 710 m | 13 |
| Football | Coles Park Stadium | 1.7 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Edmonton Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 11 |
| Yoga | North London Yoga Studio | 2.8 km | 9 |
| Fitness | ProtoFit | 2.2 km | 8 |
| Billiards | Tirana Pool Club & Coffee Bar | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Golf | Muswell Hill Golf Club | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Squash | The Walker Ground | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Southgate Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Boxing | North London Boxing Club | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | A10 Wheeled Sports Facility | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Darts | Three Compasses | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Athletics | New River Sport And Fitness | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Three Compasses | 3.5 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 43. 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, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Lodge Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 329, W6, 629, 616); 168 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
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 Hazelwood Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 71% 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, 150 m 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 Wm Morrison, 200 m away, with Savers Health & Beauty closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The North London Health Centre (350 m), with Palmers Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Golden Salon is 50 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.
Stage is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Unikat - 2 B6 Restaurant the nearest pub (50 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 Bowes Meadow, 650 m away; for exercise, Park View Health Clubs (50 m).
57 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Palmers Green West · Compare a shortlist
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 7.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
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.