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Thinking of living at N3 1NL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Hall Infant School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Moss Hall Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC School | Primary | 550 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Manorside Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Tudor Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Catholic Grammar School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 77.8 · 60.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wren Academy Finchley | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 59.8 · 25.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Douglass School Finchley | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 52.5 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Finchley Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 62.3 · 31.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Compton School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 20.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The London Mechina | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Holmewood School | Independent | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 11.7 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Victoria Park (Barnet) | 290 m | 81 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd Finchley | 830 m | 25 |
| Bowls | Finchley Bowling Club | 140 m | 16 |
| Cricket | Wilf Slack Sports Ground | 1.2 km | 14 |
| Golf | Finchley Golf Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Squash | Finchley Manor Tennis Squash And Health Club | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Fitness | Virgin Active | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Football | Wingate & Finchley F.C. | 930 m | 6 |
| Yoga | David Lloyd Finchley | 830 m | 3 |
| Boxing | Ballazhi | 960 m | 3 |
| Rugby union | Finchley Rugby Football Club | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Darts | The Priory | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Virgin Active | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Pilates by the Green | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Saracens (Stonex Stadium) | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Hendon RFC Clubhouse | 2.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is West Finchley Underground station, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is New Southgate, 3.0 km away, with 920k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Victoria Park (N3), 50 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 125, 13, 460, 683); 146 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Moss Hall Infant School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Moss Hall Junior School (0.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 77.8 · 60.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Compton School (1.3 km) and Alexandra Park School (3.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (0.3 km) and The Henrietta Barnett School (3.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Persia Supermarket, 250 m away, with Together We Thrive closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wentworth Group Practice - Finchley (200 m), with Cootes Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, West Finchley Hair Salon is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnet General Hospital, 5.0 km away, rated requires improvement 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.
Cafe Nemo is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Finchley Bowling Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 122 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (63%).
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 125 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Park View Healthclubs (250 m).
58 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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| Pardes House Grammar School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 1.3 km |
| 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 5.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Many neighbours rent: 46% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's highly educated: 51% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 3.6 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.