Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:42 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,160 residentsin the Finchley Central census areaMedian age 40.43,793 households55% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright5% social rented, 39% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,342 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 23% go by car, 19% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages56% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C717 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRegency Househistoric site · under a mileAvenue Househistoric site · under a mileDarland's Lakelake · 1.9 miCapital Ring Section 11walk or trail · 1.5 miThe Decoywater · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 2.9 miFeatherstone Hillhill · 1.7 miDrivers Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAvenue House Groundspark · under a mile · 4 haChurch End Gardenspark · under a mileWindsor Open Spacepark · under a mile · 8 haFinchley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haBarnet Copthall Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 53 haArden Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202030 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 8.6 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital Cdc1.1 miGP surgerySupreme Medical Centre44 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyReena Pharmacy34 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationMinistry of Defence PoliceLondonunder a mileCash machineTesco Finchley Superstoreunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi77 schools36 primary, 13 secondary, 2 all-through, 17 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentPardes House Grammar Schoolages 11-16, 275 pupilsright herePrimaryPardes House Primary Schoolages 4-11, 359 pupilsright hereSecondaryChrist's College Finchleyages 11-18, 1,000 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College3.8 miUniversityMiddlesex University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR14 miRailway stationHendon2.1 miUndergroundFinchley Central Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.7 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town4.6 miBus stops128 within a mileCar parkFinchley Central Station Car Park (TfL)Londonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity29 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the N3 postcode district.
