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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People9,089 residentsin the Whetstone East census areaMedian age 40.23,588 households60% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright9% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,440 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 30% go by car, 20% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C706 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksFriern Barnet Parishioners War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileNorthway Househistoric site · under a mileDarland's Lakelake · 1.6 miBeech Hill Lakelake · 2.1 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · 1.5 miPriddeon's Hillhill · 2.2 miNewman's Hillhill · 2.2 miHolcombe Daledale · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOak Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 32 haBrook Farm Open Spacepark · under a mile · 28 haWhetstone Stray Open Spacepark · under a mile · 11 haNorth Middlesex Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 30 haDame Alice Owen's Schools Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haOakleigh Park Lawn Tennis and Squash Clubsports ground · within reachSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 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 14 · PM2.5 8.3 · PM10 13 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,755 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital Cdc1.6 miGP surgerySt Andrews Medical Practice.34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOakleigh Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAron Marcus Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationMinistry of Defence PoliceLondon2.2 miCash machineMFG - Whetstone (MRH)3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi69 schools40 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryAll Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20ages 3-11, 214 pupilsright herePrimaryQueenswell Infant & Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 183 pupilsright hereSecondaryFinchley Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,172 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College2.2 miUniversityMiddlesex University3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationOakleigh Parkunder a mileUndergroundTotteridge & Whetstone Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.1 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town6.1 miBus stops119 within a mileCar parkAthenaeum Rd Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity11 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 N20 postcode district.
