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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtN20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°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 yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: 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 · 1.4 miBeech Hill Lakelake · 2.3 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · 1.6 miHolcombe Daledale · 2.6 miDrivers Hillhill · 2.3 miPriddeon's Hillhill · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrook Farm Open Spacepark · under a mile · 28 haWhetstone Stray Open Spacepark · under a mile · 11 haSwan Lane Open Spacepark · under a mile · 4 haNorth Middlesex Golf Coursegolf course · within reach · 30 haDame Alice Owen's Schools Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWhetstone Stray Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haSource: 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
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
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital Cdc1.3 miGP surgeryCh PCN Enhanced Access Service37 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots28 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLondon Dental Surgery Centreunder a milePolice stationMinistry of Defence PoliceLondon1.9 miCash machineLaiki Bank5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi62 schools36 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryAlma Primaryages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryQueenswell Infant & Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 183 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFinchley Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,172 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College2.3 miUniversityMiddlesex University3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationOakleigh Park1.0 miUndergroundTotteridge & Whetstone Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.2 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town5.9 miBus stops136 within a mileCar parkAthenaeum Rd Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity22 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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