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Thinking of living at N2 0RN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Highgate Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Brookland Junior School | Primary | 1.4 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Martin Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 87.3 · 90.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Archer Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.9 · 20.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christ's College Finchley | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 56.8 · 22.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Douglass School Finchley | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fortismere School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.1 · 27.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kerem School | Independent | 250 m | – |
| Annemount School | Independent | 250 m | – |
| The King Alfred School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lyttelton Playing Fields | 440 m | 82 |
| Swimming | Highgate School (Mallinson Sports Centre) | 1.4 km | 38 |
| Cricket | Middlesex County Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 16 |
| Bowls | Bishopswood Bowls Club | 350 m | 15 |
| Yoga | The Good Rooms | 2.5 km | 15 |
| Squash | Stormont Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Football | Highgate pitch 2 | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Fitness | The Muswell Hill Club | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Golf | Highgate Golf Club | 700 m | 7 |
| Pilates | Pilates by the Green | 890 m | 7 |
| Billiards | The Famous Royal Oak | 2.3 km | 7 |
| Darts | The Priory | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Boxing | Total Boxer | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Parliament Hill Fields | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Finchley Rugby Football Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Park Road Pools & Fitness | 3.0 km | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 48. 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: 62% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is East Finchley Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (900 m). The nearest rail station is Hampstead Heath, 2.9 km away, with 3.5m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Chalton Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route H2); 22 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 9 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km); 76% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Highgate Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Henrietta Barnett School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 87.3 · 90.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Compton School (3.2 km) and Parliament Hill School (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (0.7 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (3.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 800 m away; Bekem's Food Store (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heathfielde Medical Centre (650 m), with Bishops Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, 3 is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Whittington Hospital, 3.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Cafe Gaya is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Old White Lion the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 89% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Hampstead Garden Suburb).
There are 78 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 37% flats and 26% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 67% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Lyttelton Playing Fields, 400 m away; for exercise, Pilates by the Green (900 m).
10 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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| Independent |
| 1.5 km |
| 25.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near N2 0RN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The beach is on your doorstep: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 2.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 23 km.
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 64% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 4.0 km away (TEF Silver).
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.