St Margarets Avenue, London, N20 9LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N20 9LJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.9%	50.8%	0.9%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	50.1%	49.2%	-0.9%	49.0%	0.2%

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	34.8%	37%	2.2%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	50.7%	48.5%	-2.2%	44.2%	4.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8.5%	7.4%	-1.1%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	5.3%	4.4%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.7%

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 (87.2%) 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	55%	57.8%	2.8%	48.4%	9.4%
Good health	31.2%	29.4%	-1.8%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	9.7%	10.4%	0.7%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around N20 9LJ this area, 9.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 59.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.2%	9.8%	-4.4%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	2.7%	-9.7%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	12.8%	1.8%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	9.4%	0.2%	16.9%	-7.5%
Degree or Similar	42.9%	59.9%	17.0%	33.8%	26.1%
Other	9.6%	2%	-7.6%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.7% 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%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	5.7%	8.6%	2.9%	3.1%	5.5%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	6.3%	6.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	4.6%
Black African	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	0.8%	3.4%
Mixed White and African	2%	2.6%	0.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
White	75.1%	65.7%	-9.4%	81.4%	-15.7%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	4.4%	4.4%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.4% 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	67.9%	66.4%	-1.5%	83.2%	-16.8%
European Union	10.9%	9.6%	-1.3%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	6.9%	6%	-0.9%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	11.2%	2.0%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%	1.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65%	66.4%	1.4%	83.2%	-16.8%
10+ Years	2.6%	23.2%	20.6%	9.8%	13.4%
5-10 Years	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	5.4%	3.1%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	21.8%	3.1%	-18.7%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.8%	76.7%	4.1%
Ireland	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.7%	37.2%	-9.5%
Christian	47.6%	46.2%	1.4%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Jewish	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is St Margarets Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Margarets Avenue was 174.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 107.3% higher than the Barnet Vale average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

St Margarets Avenue has the 12th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Barnet Vale and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 199.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N20 9LJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 St Margarets Avenue are based on 142 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 St Margarets Avenue, London, N20 9LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N20 9LJ

Average Price
£762,262

Semi-Detached
£803,070

Terraced
£825,667

Detached
£616,383

Flats/Maisonettes
£352,415

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Margarets Avenue

Average Price
£624,117

Semi-Detached
£752,707

Terraced
£699,710

Detached
£615,732

Flats/Maisonettes
£373,263

Other
£22,169

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Margarets AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 St Margarets Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£825,550	2024-05-08	£806,492
20 St Margarets Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£740,000	2023-05-03	£719,896
32 St Margarets Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£750,000	2021-10-25	£742,819
34 St Margarets Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2021-08-31	£414,485
34 St Margarets Avenue, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£22,000	2021-07-30	£21,675

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N20 9LJ

Employment

N20 9LJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	117
Self-Employed	36
Retired	32
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Other	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Information and communication	10
Real estate activities	10
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	5

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	1,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	2,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	2,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	2,738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alma Primary Friern Barnet Lane , Whetstone N20 0LP	3out of 4	648 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's CofE Primary School Swan Lane , Whetstone N20 0PL	3out of 4	664 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School Sweets Way , Whetstone N20 0NQ	3out of 4	872 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queenswell Junior School Sweets Way , Whetstone N20 0NQ	3out of 4	872 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School N20 116 Oakleigh Road North , Whetstone N20 9EZ	3out of 4	884 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane , Finchley N12 8TA	3out of 4	1,144 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ	3out of 4	1,853 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE	- not rated	1,991 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School North London Business Park , N11 1NP	3out of 4	2,094 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Nether Street , North Finchley N12 7NJ	4out of 4	2,169 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	2,608 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	3,003 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	2,487 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pavilion Study Centre 58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX	3out of 4	721 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School 25 Ravensdale Avenue , N12 9HP	- not rated	1,688 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak Hill School Church Hill Road , East Barnet EN4 8XE	- not rated	1,705 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre Oakleigh Road North , Whetstone N20 0DH	4out of 4	1,716 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyonsdown School 3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA	- not rated	1,754 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mala Indian Brasserie	1357 High Road, London	79 yd
Beheshte Barin	1358 High Road, London	134 yd
Subway	1294 High Road, London	134 yd
Cocorico	1314 High Road, London	134 yd
Matthews Kitchen	1288 High Road, London	134 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Griffin	The Griffin, 1262 High Road, London	213 yd
Totteridge Tennis Club	Totteridge Tennis Club, Great Bushey Drive, London	397 yd
The Three Horseshoe / Daddy's Dim Sum / Scratch Chicken	Three Horseshoes, 1166 High Road, London	569 yd
Oakleigh Lawn Tennis & Squash Club	100 Oakleigh Road North, London	619 yd
Oakleigh Park School Of Swimming	100 Oakleigh Road North, London	619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bayleaf Takeaway	1342 High Road, London	134 yd
The Classic Greek	1366 High Road, London	134 yd
The Tiffin Tin	36 Totteridge Lane, London	202 yd
Lala Drinks @ Dephna	1250 High Road, London	275 yd
Chilli Tuk Tuk	1250 High Road	303 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Waitrose	1305 High Road, London		99 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	1430 High Road, London		450 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wellgrove School (Closed) Well Grove	grass pitches	483 yd
Alice Owen (Dame) Chandos Avenue	grass pitches	579 yd
Totteridge Tennis Club GREAT BUSHEY DRIVE	tennis courts	621 yd
Brook Farm Open Space High Road	grass pitches	655 yd
Queenswell Junior School SWEETS WAY	grass pitches	711 yd
Oakleigh Park Lawn Tennis And Squash Club Oakleigh Road North	health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	712 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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