West Finchley

Barnet · London · population 7,469 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #320 of 6,856 in England
  • #29 of 1,002 in London
  • #1 of 42 in Barnet
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,571
Median age (est.)41
Density5,158per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above62%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 2%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 40%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 19%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 40%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Managers & directors 23% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Managers & directors23%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 28%Black: 3%Mixed: 6%Other: 9%
White 54%Asian 28%Black 3%Mixed 6%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 30% · No religion 24% · Jewish 17%

Born outside the UK: 43%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

West Finchley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #320 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 42 in Barnet. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (98) and lowest on Living environment (54). Typical homes here sold for about £875,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 51 sales), 52% above the wider Barnet median of £575,500. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,639 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £63,648 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 87 · #910
Employment 89 · #745
Education 98 · #169
Health 97 · #211
Crime 97 · #231
Housing & access 68 · #2,205
Living environment 54 · #3,124

House prices ?

£875,000median (12m) · -7.8% yr · n=51
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£875,00051-7.8%+13.6%
Detached£1,500,0005+0.7%+13.2%
Semi-detached£932,50028-14.1%+14.4%
Terraced£880,0005+7.3%+14.3%
Flat£400,00013-24.8%-15.5%
This area£875,000
Barnet£575,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£63,648±£9,159 · #90 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£54,406
Price-to-income ?13.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

3Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 252 offences
Barnet74
London102
England83

Rank #702 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences65
Theft27
Burglary58
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons9
Drugs8
Robbery4
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 81 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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