Comprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N2 8EN has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N2 8EN is a UK postcode in N2 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is East Finchley, 0.7 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N2 8EN include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 12 incidents were reported in N2 8EN. It ranks 512 of 556 for safety within N2.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N2 8EN is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 12 incidents were reported in N2 8EN.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (58%), Violent crime (33%), Criminal damage arson (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N2, this postcode ranks 512 of 556 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N2 district average
- 220 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N2 8EN
94 schools near N2 8EN, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 52 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 14 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N2 8EN is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Iceland, 0.5 miles away.
Oak Lane Open Space is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Iceland0.5 mi
- Budgens0.5 mi
- Co-operative Food0.8 mi
- Bucharest Supermarket0.9 mi
- Mega Food Centre1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Oak Lane Open Space0.1 mi
- Park Road green0.3 mi
- East End Road open space0.3 mi
- St Pancras and Islington Cemetery0.5 mi
- Ossulton Way Open Space0.5 mi
Transportation
East Finchley is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from N2 8EN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Finchley Central (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- East Finchley0.7 mi
- Finchley Central0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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