Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N3 1LB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.5%	51.4%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	47.5%	48.6%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	48.8%	41.6%	-7.2%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	35%	47.2%	12.2%	44.2%	3.0%
Separated	3.4%	0%	-3.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	5.9%	8.6%	2.7%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	6.9%	2.5%	-4.4%	6.1%	-3.6%

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 (86.5%) 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	51.7%	53.3%	1.6%	48.4%	4.9%
Good health	37.8%	33.2%	-4.6%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	8%	10%	2.0%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 60.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.9%	11.2%	3.3%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.4%	7.1%	1.7%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	7.6%	-0.8%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	1%	3.6%	2.6%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	7.1%	-1.8%	16.9%	-9.8%
Degree or Similar	62.1%	60.9%	-1.2%	33.8%	27.1%
Other	6.4%	2.5%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.6% 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)
Chinese	3.4%	6.6%	3.2%	0.7%	5.9%
Indian	20.6%	13.1%	-7.5%	3.1%	10.0%
Pakistani	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	5.5%	10.4%	4.9%	1.6%	8.8%
Black African	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	2.5%	-1.3%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	4.2%	3.4%	0.8%	3.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	56.3%	50.6%	-5.7%	81.4%	-30.8%
Arab	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.4%	7.3%	3.9%	1.6%	5.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.5% 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	48.7%	40.5%	-8.2%	83.2%	-42.7%
European Union	14.7%	15.1%	0.4%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	6.2%	4.1%	0.8%	5.4%
Africa	9.7%	7.3%	-2.4%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	22.7%	27.8%	5.1%	5.6%	22.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.2% 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	47.5%	40.7%	-6.8%	83.2%	-42.5%
10+ Years	5.5%	25.2%	19.7%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	12.6%	14.7%	2.1%	2.9%	11.8%
2-5 Years	13.4%	12%	-1.4%	2.2%	9.8%
Less than 2 years	21%	7.4%	-13.6%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	76.7%	-22.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	7.7%	0.3%	7.4%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
South-East Asia	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32%	37.2%	-5.2%
Christian	29%	46.2%	-17.2%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	10.4%	1.7%	8.7%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	13.9%	6.5%	7.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Ballards Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ballards Lane was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Totteridge & Woodside average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.9%.

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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 N3 1LB, 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 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 Ballards Lane are based on 741 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 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N3 1LB

Average Price
£424,197

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£424,197

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ballards Lane

Average Price
£503,060

Semi-Detached
£832,006

Terraced
£812,666

Detached
£1,122,135

Flats/Maisonettes
£393,048

Other
£1,038,153

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ballards LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 24 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2024-01-25	£360,740
Flat 21 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-11-17	£336,677
Flat 24 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2023-10-05	£203,894
Flat 9 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-03-28	£406,111
Flat 8 Northumberland House, 237 Ballards Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-03-06	£236,111

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N3 1LB

Employment

N3 1LB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	79
Self-Employed	25
Part-Time Employee	21
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	12
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Education	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Information and communication	15
Financial and insurance activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	12
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	204 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	4,227 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookhill Nursery School Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD	4out of 4	4,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Nursery School Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT	4out of 4	4,996 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moss Hall Junior School 187 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	2out of 4	99 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moss Hall Infant School Moss Hall Grove , Finchley N12 8PE	4out of 4	99 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northside Primary School 2 Albert Street , North Finchley N12 8JP	4out of 4	926 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Bow Lane , Finchley N12 0JP	4out of 4	1,003 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School 31 Stanhope Road , Barnet N12 9DX	3out of 4	1,037 yd	Academy converter	No	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	693 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The Compton School Summers Lane , N12 0QG	4out of 4	1,657 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Finchley Catholic High School Woodside Lane , Finchley N12 8TA	3out of 4	1,677 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Bishop Douglass School Finchley Hamilton Road , East Finchley N2 0SQ	3out of 4	1,915 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ's College Finchley East End Road , East Finchley N2 0SE	3out of 4	2,227 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	1,254 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	5,399 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	1,339 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	3,786 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	1,068 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School 25 Ravensdale Avenue , N12 9HP	- not rated	1,404 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pardes House Grammar School Hendon Lane , Finchley N3 1SA	- not rated	1,544 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Finchley and Acton Yochien School 6 Hendon Avenue , Finchley N3 1UE	- not rated	1,710 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dwight School London 6 Friern Barnet Lane , N11 3LX	- not rated	2,013 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
Aramark @ Finchley Memorial Hospital Cafe	Granville Road	232 yd
Betty's Bike	Finchley Reform Synagogue, 101 Fallow Court Avenue, London	300 yd
Thai Kitchen	Elephant Inn, 283 Ballards Lane, London	418 yd
Yi Man Tang Chinese Restaurant & Takeaway	328 Ballards Lane, London	544 yd
Il Tocco D'Artista	324 Ballards Lane, London	544 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Finchley Bowling Club	Finchley Bowling Club, Etchingham Park Road, London	304 yd
Elephant Inn	Elephant Inn, 283 Ballards Lane, London	418 yd
Annie's Freehouse	168 Ballards Lane, London	492 yd
Finchley United Services Club	307 Ballards Lane, London	651 yd
David Lloyd Club	David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Leisure Way, London	764 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China Cottage	225 Nether Street, London	419 yd
Piani Pizza	233 Nether Street, London	419 yd
Saffron	124 Ballards Lane, London	580 yd
Pizza Hut	128 Ballards Lane, London	580 yd
Kurk	139 Ballards Lane, London	595 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	273 Ballards Lane, London	417 yd
Persia Supermarket	183 Ballards Lane, London	448 yd
Aldi Store	350 Ballards Lane, London	734 yd
Gisha	58 Ballards Lane, London	868 yd
Tesco Superstore	21 Ballards Lane, London	887 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Moss Hall Junior School NETHER STREET	grass pitches, swimming pool	252 yd
Gorden Hall GORDON HALL GORDON HALL HUNTLY DRIVE		410 yd
Victoria Park BALLARDS LANE	tennis courts	434 yd
Park View Health Club 183-191 183-191 BALLARDS LANE	health and fitness suite	446 yd
Pure Gym (London North Finchley) Tally Ho Corner, 1st & 2nd Floors	health and fitness suite	692 yd
St Michaels Catholic Grammar School NETHER STREET	health and fitness suite	712 yd
David Lloyd Club (Finchley) LEISURE WAY	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	812 yd
Tally Ho Gym (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	819 yd
Glebelands Indoor Bowls Club SUMMERS LANE	indoor bowls	877 yd
Wingate & Finchley Football Club SUMMERS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	964 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	60.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	76.33 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N3 1LB