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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People9,457 residentsin the Totteridge & Barnet Gate census areaMedian age 45.03,519 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,377 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 34% go by car, 11% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% 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°C716 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 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 landmarksNorthway Househistoric site · 1.0 miDarland's Lakelake · under a mileChipping Barnet War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miBeech Hill Lakelake · 2.3 miHolcombe Daledale · 1.5 miWhitings Hillhill · 1.2 miDrivers Hillhill · 1.6 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrook Farm Open Spacepark · under a mile · 28 haTotteridge Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haSouth Herts Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haWhetstone Stray Open Spacepark · under a mile · 11 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haTotteridge Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: 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 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 12 · PM2.5 7.9 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarnet Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryLongrove Surgery26 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyAe Lipkin18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTotteridge Dental Studio1.0 miPolice stationMinistry of Defence PoliceLondon1.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food - Mays Laneunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools25 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 5 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridgeages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Totteridge Academyages 11-18, 1,008 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College1.3 miUniversityMiddlesex University3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationOakleigh Park1.5 miUndergroundTotteridge & Whetstone Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale6.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town6.8 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkTotteridge and Whetstone Station Car Park (TfL)Londonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity2 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.
