Porch Way, London, N20 0DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N20 0DS has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	52.2%	50%	-2.2%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	47.8%	50%	2.2%	49.0%	1.0%

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	32.4%	41.7%	9.3%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	46.9%	-2.9%	44.2%	2.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	8.3%	4.3%	-4.0%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	5.1%	5.5%	0.4%	6.1%	-0.6%

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 (87.3%) 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	46.8%	54.7%	7.9%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	35.1%	32.6%	-2.5%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	13.6%	9%	-4.6%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	3.5%	2.8%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 45.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.6%	12.2%	-4.4%	18.2%	-6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	10.6%	-2.4%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	8.6%	-6.0%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.7%	1.5%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	16.1%	1.9%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	30.4%	45.1%	14.7%	33.8%	11.3%
Other	7.9%	2.7%	-5.2%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.8% 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	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	7.3%	5.6%	-1.7%	3.1%	2.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	1.6%	5.0%
Black African	6.6%	4.1%	-2.5%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.5%	1.9%	-1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	0.8%	1.7%
White	63%	65.8%	2.8%	81.4%	-15.6%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.8%	6.3%	2.5%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	59.9%	-12.6%	83.2%	-23.3%
European Union	5.7%	15.4%	9.7%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	7.1%	3.6%	0.8%	6.3%
Africa	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.8%	10.2%	0.4%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.6%	60.4%	-9.2%	83.2%	-22.8%
10+ Years	0.3%	24.3%	24.0%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	3.2%	7.2%	4.0%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	8.5%	6.9%	-1.6%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	1.2%	-17.2%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.2%	37.2%	-15.0%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Hindu	8%	1.7%	6.3%
Jewish	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Muslim	9.6%	6.5%	3.1%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Porch Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Porch Way was 30.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.3% lower than the Friern Barnet average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Porch Way has the 20th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Friern Barnet and the 198th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N20 0DS, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Porch Way are based on 62 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 Porch Way, London, N20 0DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N20 0DS

Average Price
£349,136

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£360,040

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£347,345

Other
£383,011

Estimated Average Property Prices for Porch Way

Average Price
£336,419

Semi-Detached
£349,230

Terraced
£421,309

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£329,135

Other
£371,875

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Porch WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Porch Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2024-04-18	£360,740
12 Porch Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-02-08	£373,005
24 Porch Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,904	2023-12-08	£329,964
24 Porch Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-10-20	£349,533
32 Porch Way, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£385,000	2023-05-25	£371,875

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N20 0DS

Employment

N20 0DS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	92
Self-Employed	42
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Construction	14
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	1,523 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	2,513 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	2,692 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	3,041 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 2 Oakleigh Park South , Whetstone N20 9JU	3out of 4	765 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School N20 116 Oakleigh Road North , Whetstone N20 9EZ	3out of 4	848 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School Sweets Way , Whetstone N20 0NQ	3out of 4	891 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queenswell Junior School Sweets Way , Whetstone N20 0NQ	3out of 4	891 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School Crescent Road , Friern Barnet N11 3LB	4out of 4	988 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School North London Business Park , N11 1NP	3out of 4	453 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Friern Barnet School Hemington Avenue , Friern Barnet N11 3LS	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane , Finchley N12 8TA	3out of 4	1,676 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
The Compton School Summers Lane , N12 0QG	4out of 4	1,866 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ashmole Academy Cecil Road , Southgate N14 5RJ	4out of 4	2,067 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,770 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	4,623 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	1,621 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre Oakleigh Road North , Whetstone N20 0DH	4out of 4	7 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak Hill School Church Hill Road , East Barnet EN4 8XE	- not rated	1,234 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dwight School London 6 Friern Barnet Lane , N11 3LX	- not rated	1,309 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School 25 Ravensdale Avenue , N12 9HP	- not rated	1,355 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pavilion Study Centre 58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX	3out of 4	1,414 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oakleigh Cafe	408 Oakleigh Road North, London	204 yd
Cafe Rodi	261 Oakleigh Road North, London	206 yd
Panda Village	435 Oakleigh Road North, London	293 yd
Pine Mediterranean Restaurant	241 Oakleigh Road North, London	382 yd
Kalai @ The Cavalier	67 Russell Lane, London	671 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cavalier	67 Russell Lane, London		671 yd
Friary Park Bowling Club	Friary Park, Friary Road, London		678 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indian Ace	433 Oakleigh Road North, London	293 yd
Coco Pizza	437 Oakleigh Road North, London	306 yd
Vino's	414 Oakleigh Road North, London	336 yd
Silver Fish And Chips Kebab	85 Russell Lane, London	732 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Miroglu Supermarket	417 Oakleigh Road North, London		293 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bethune Park Recreation Park (Closed) Beaconsfield Road	golf	387 yd
Bethune Recreation Ground Beaconsfield Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	584 yd
North Middlesex Golf Club MANOR HOUSE MANOR HOUSE FRIERN BARNET LANE	golf	754 yd
Friary Park FRIARY ROAD	tennis courts	769 yd
New Southgate Recreation Ground Oakleigh Road South	grass pitches, tennis courts	889 yd
St Johns C Of E Junior Mixed And Infant School CRESCENT ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	917 yd
Holly Park Primary School BELLEVUE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	996 yd
Friern Barnett School HEMINGTON AVENUE		1,003 yd
Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Oakleigh Road North	health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	1,009 yd
Queenswell Junior School SWEETS WAY	grass pitches	1,048 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	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	78.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N20 0DS