Fern Villas, London, N12 8EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N12 8EB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54%	49.7%	-4.3%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	46%	50.3%	4.3%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.7%	36.4%	-8.3%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	33.3%	38.1%	4.8%	44.2%	-6.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	5.8%	0.4%	-5.4%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	8.2%	11.7%	3.5%	9.1%	2.6%
Widowed	7.9%	13%	5.1%	6.1%	6.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44%	58.2%	14.2%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	35.2%	30.1%	-5.1%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	17.9%	8%	-9.9%	12.7%	-4.7%
Bad health	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.5%	17.2%	1.7%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	8%	-0.6%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	10.5%	3.6%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	10.1%	0.1%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	34.7%	50%	15.3%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	22.7%	2.1%	-20.6%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	8.8%	8.7%	-0.1%	3.1%	5.6%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	10.3%	17.1%	6.8%	1.6%	15.5%
Black African	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	3.7%	2.8%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
White	61%	41.1%	-19.9%	81.4%	-40.3%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.7%	20.1%	15.4%	1.6%	18.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.3%	41.2%	-5.1%	83.2%	-42.0%
European Union	19.6%	16.2%	-3.4%	6.1%	10.1%
Rest of Europe	4.4%	2.7%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	7%	4.4%	-2.6%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	21.4%	31.1%	9.7%	5.6%	25.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	4.4%	3.5%	1.3%	3.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.2%	41.1%	-4.1%	83.2%	-42.1%
10+ Years	10%	27.9%	17.9%	9.8%	18.1%
5-10 Years	12%	14.1%	2.1%	2.9%	11.2%
2-5 Years	14.4%	7.1%	-7.3%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	9.8%	-8.7%	1.9%	7.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.4%	76.7%	-18.3%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Romania	9.4%	0.9%	8.5%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
Central Asia	7%	0.0%	7.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.8%	37.2%	-19.4%
Christian	33.2%	46.2%	-13.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	7.4%	1.7%	5.7%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	34.9%	6.5%	28.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Fern Villas Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fern Villas was 15.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.1% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Fern Villas has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside and the 59th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N12 8EB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fern Villas are based on 3 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fern Villas, London, N12 8EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N12 8EB

Average Price
£474,073

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£474,073

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fern Villas

Average Price
£416,996

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£416,996

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fern VillasStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Fern Villas, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£191,500	2002-04-26	£460,289
1 Fern Villas, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£157,500	2001-05-04	£448,971
1 Fern Villas, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,000	1997-08-20	£341,726

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N12 8EB

Employment

N12 8EB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in N12 8EB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Self-Employed	47
Full-Time Employee	42
Retired	40
Looking after home or family	32
Part-Time Employee	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Construction	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	14
Other	14
Education	13
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	545 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	3,669 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	4,003 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	4,395 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northside Primary School 2 Albert Street , North Finchley N12 8JP	4out of 4	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School 31 Stanhope Road , Barnet N12 9DX	3out of 4	541 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Junior School 187 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	2out of 4	580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Infant School Moss Hall Grove , Finchley N12 8PE	4out of 4	580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Summerside Primary Academy Crossway , Finchley N12 0QU	2out of 4	1,115 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Nether Street , North Finchley N12 7NJ	4out of 4	78 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane , Finchley N12 8TA	3out of 4	1,098 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
The Compton School Summers Lane , N12 0QG	4out of 4	1,472 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Friern Barnet School Hemington Avenue , Friern Barnet N11 3LS	3out of 4	2,023 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Douglass School Finchley Hamilton Road , East Finchley N2 0SQ	3out of 4	2,410 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	989 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	4,936 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	1,007 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	4,339 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Holmewood School 88 Woodside Park Road , N12 8SH	- not rated	575 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School 25 Ravensdale Avenue , N12 9HP	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dwight School London 6 Friern Barnet Lane , N11 3LX	- not rated	1,655 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre Oakleigh Road North , Whetstone N20 0DH	4out of 4	2,153 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pardes House Grammar School Hendon Lane , Finchley N3 1SA	- not rated	2,153 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Delight Kitchen	337 Ballards Lane, London	183 yd
Mangos Indian Bangladeshi Cuisine	364 Ballards Lane, London	208 yd
Bangkok Taste Thai Restaurant	355 Ballards Lane, London	209 yd
Yi Man Tang Chinese Restaurant & Takeaway	328 Ballards Lane, London	217 yd
Il Tocco D'Artista	324 Ballards Lane, London	217 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Finchley United Services Club	307 Ballards Lane, London	147 yd
Elephant Inn	Elephant Inn, 283 Ballards Lane, London	231 yd
Tally Ho / 88th Street / Value Mighty / Sin City Burger	749 High Road, London	257 yd
The Finchley Tavern	686 High Road, London	323 yd
The Bohemia	762 High Road, London	365 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lezziz	361 Ballards Lane, London	209 yd
Sam's Chicken / Ministry Of Chicken	351 Ballards Lane, London	209 yd
Grill Hub, Late Nite Delivery, Mac Junkies, U Vegan Dog	362 Ballards Lane, London	240 yd
Burgrill/Burger Zone/Grill N Thrill/Grill Heist	728 High Road, London	308 yd
D & Q Restaurant & Takeaway	688 High Road, London	323 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Store	350 Ballards Lane, London	217 yd
Waitrose	273 Ballards Lane, London	240 yd
Tesco	770 High Road, London	365 yd
Sainsburys	836 High Road, London	618 yd
Nisa International Supermarket	3 Sussex Ring, London	874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Michaels Catholic Grammar School NETHER STREET	health and fitness suite	155 yd
Pure Gym (London North Finchley) Tally Ho Corner, 1st & 2nd Floors	health and fitness suite	219 yd
Tally Ho Gym (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	307 yd
Moss Hall Junior School NETHER STREET	grass pitches, swimming pool	611 yd
Woodhouse College WOODHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	855 yd
Gorden Hall GORDON HALL GORDON HALL HUNTLY DRIVE		862 yd
Wren Academy HILTON AVENUE	grass pitches	898 yd
David Lloyd Club (Finchley) LEISURE WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	925 yd
Christ Church C Of E Secondary School (Closed) Hilton Avenue		945 yd
Wingate & Finchley Football Club SUMMERS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	982 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of N12 8EB