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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People8,530 residentsin the Woodside Park census areaMedian age 40.03,528 households51% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright10% social rented, 39% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,323 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 25% go by car, 21% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% 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 75%5% 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°C712 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 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 landmarksFinchley War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileFriern Barnet Parishioners War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileDarland's Lakelake · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 2.7 miHolcombe Daledale · 2.1 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · 2.1 miDrivers Hillhill · 1.7 miFeatherstone Hillhill · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWoodside Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haWhetstone Stray Open Spacepark · under a mile · 11 haBrook Farm Open Spacepark · 1.0 mi · 28 haNorth Middlesex Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 30 haWoodside Park Clubsports ground · under a mile · 5 haWhetstone Stray Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 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 202540 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,898 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital Cdcunder a mileGP surgeryNorth London Hospice34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCharles Sampson Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDouglas Miller Dentalunder a milePolice stationMinistry of Defence PoliceLondon1.3 miCash machineNatWest5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi64 schools38 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryNorthside Primary Schoolages 2-11, 254 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Michael's Catholic Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 908 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFinchley Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,172 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College2.5 miUniversityMiddlesex University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationOakleigh Park1.6 miUndergroundWoodside Park Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town5.6 miBus stops128 within a mileCar parkWoodside Park Station Car Park (TfL)London2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity19 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 N12 postcode district.
