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Woodhouse
Barnet, London
PocketsNorth Finchley (Summers Lane · High Road)Whetstone East (Friary Park · Torrington Park)Colney HatchFriern BarnetWoodside Park
Woodhouse sits in the middle of Barnet between North Finchley and Whetstone, a suburban ward along the Great North Road. The character is quiet residential with a working high street running through it. The Grade II Christ Church on Woodhouse Road anchors the modest listed stock, thirteen outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and food and retail venues are unusually plentiful for the setting thanks to the North Finchley town centre spill-over. Market conditions favour renters compared with the inner Barnet wards. The weak points: heritage is thin, green space is limited with The Glebelands the largest park at just over five hectares, public-transport access is moderate with no Tube station inside the ward, and air quality scores below the borough average because of the A1000 traffic spine.
- Strongest58Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong57Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: The Glebelands (5.2 hectares)
- 139 open venues (86 food and drink, 53 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
49Better than 50% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability55
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)48
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Woodhouse: 87 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
54Better than 61% of London
- Personal safety57
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Connectivity
41Better than 42% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
46Better than 47% of London
- Air quality68
- Quietness13
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
28Better than 62% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining29
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)56
139 open venues nearby — 86 food & drink, 53 other.
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Education
58Better than 74% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools70
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For Woodhouse: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
11Better than 28% of London
7 listed buildings
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Boundary MarkerGrade II
- 36 and 38, Torrington Park N12Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
57Better than 32% of London
- Green spaces76
- Waterways25
Largest green space: The Glebelands (5 ha). ~16 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Woodhouse safe?
- Woodhouse scores 54 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Woodhouse a good place to live?
- Woodhouse scores 39 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are education (58) and nature access (57); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Woodhouse?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Woodhouse 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 41 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Woodhouse expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Woodhouse is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 11/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Woodhouse?
- Woodhouse scores 58 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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