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N12 postcode area · Barnet

The N12 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet. Area Scores range from 35 to 95 across them. Every full N12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the N12 district: West Finchley scores 95 out of 100 (#320 of 6,856 nationally) while Colney Hatch sits at 35 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. 2 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £455,000 in North Finchley to £875,000 in West Finchley — a 1.9× gap within the N12 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,566a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied55%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the N12 district

£515,000median home sold over the past year · -5.9% over 5 years · +7.3% over the year · 237 sales
Detached£1,075,000
Semi-detached£902,500
Terraced£709,388
Flat£380,000
Barnet£575,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
West FinchleyBarnet 32095 £875,000
Woodside ParkBarnet 2,17168 £572,500
Mill Hill EastBarnet 2,54163 £580,000
Whetstone EastBarnet 2,63062 £555,000
Friern BarnetBarnet 3,30252 £567,500
North FinchleyBarnet 3,46749 £455,000
Fallow CornerBarnet 4,03641 £540,000
Colney HatchBarnet 4,44035 £486,000

People living in N12 Census 2021

Residents77,510
Median age (est.)39
Density4,752per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above51%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 13%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 20%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 9%
White 58%Asian 20%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 24% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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.

Towns & places in N12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the N12 district.

Mill Hill

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around N12.

N20 N3 N2 N11 N10 NW7 N14 EN4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.