Is N20 8AU a good place to live?
Barnet (N20 8AU), London, England
View N20 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N20 8AU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.9 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N20 8AU is a UK postcode in N20 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is High Barnet, 0.9 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N20 8AU include 2 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.8 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in N20 8AU. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within N20.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 60/100 — Good
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
N20 8AU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in N20 8AU.
The most common categories are Other theft (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N20, this postcode ranks 81 of 553 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N20 district average
- 254 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N20 8AU
94 schools near N20 8AU, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 52 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 16 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N20 8AU has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is May Lane's Co-op, 0.6 miles away.
King George V Playing Fields is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- May Lane's Co-op0.6 mi
- M&S1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- King George V Playing Fields0.3 mi
- Barnet Playing Fields0.5 mi
- East Barnet Old Grammarians Playing Field0.5 mi
- West Park0.5 mi
- Buttercup Field0.5 mi
Transportation
High Barnet is the closest station, about 0.9 miles from N20 8AU - a short drive or cycle.
Other nearby stations include Totteridge & Whetstone (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- High Barnet0.9 mi
- Totteridge & Whetstone0.9 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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