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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000042

North Finchley

North Finchley is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,560 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
11,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,531.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

West Ealing, Ealing11,232 residents · 39.5% owned · 47.2% no carEnfield Town South & Bush Hill Park, Enfield10,162 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.6% no carBroomfield Park, Enfield11,303 residents · 47.9% owned · 40.7% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carActon Noel Road & Lynton Road, Ealing6,901 residents · 41.8% owned · 37.9% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Finchley Central, Barnet9,160 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.0% no carWoodside Park, Barnet8,530 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.1% no carChilds Hill, Barnet6,674 residents · 40.3% owned · 46.1% no carGolders Green South, Barnet8,345 residents · 44.4% owned · 41.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Finchley

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned47.2%
2,228 households
Private rented45.6%
2,149 households
Social rented6.8%
321 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.4%
2,000 households
Semi-detached18.6%
879 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.5%
778 households
Terraced15.6%
736 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
150 households
Detached2.4%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
56 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
2,125 households
No cars or vans in household38.8%
1,831 households
2 cars or vans in household13.5%
638 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
122 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.1%
1,561 households
1 bedroom26.1%
1,232 households
3 bedrooms22%
1,037 households
4 or more bedrooms18.8%
887 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
2,668 households
One-person household32.7%
1,544 households
Other household types10.7%
504 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,544 households
2 people in household28.5%
1,344 households
3 people in household17.6%
832 households
4 people in household13.7%
644 households
5 people in household4.1%
195 households
6 people in household1.9%
88 households
7 people in household0.9%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
2,016 residents
15–2917%
1,964 residents
30–4425.8%
2,983 residents
45–6425%
2,887 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,708 residents
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.3%
6,040 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.1%
3,016 residents
Other ethnic group10.8%
1,250 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
664 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
589 residents
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.8%
4,777 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,622 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
266 residents aged 16 and over
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
5,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
3,370 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
246 residents aged 16 and over
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
2,026 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
314 residents aged 16 and over
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
5,910 residents
Good health32.1%
3,707 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,395 residents
Bad health3.7%
432 residents
Very bad health1%
115 residents
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
9,886 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,673 residents
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
2,146 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,619 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
209 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
46 households
North Finchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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