West Finchley Area Guide | £476k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

West Finchley

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
20,503
Households
8,197
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
8,197
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,250
Median property price
417
Postcodes
8,197
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£476,250
Median property price
417
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Finchley

England & Wales
Property sales · West Finchley
HM Land Registry · West Finchley
Average price
£591,515
YoY: -7.0%
Median price: £455,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £800,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£800k£639k£477k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in West Finchley

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Finchley

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -14%
322110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
26
YoY -7%
412611
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -59%
28187
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving

85
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Finchley

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Barnet.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Barnet

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in West Finchley

GPs make up most of the mapped places

35 GPs · 13 Libraries · 8 Hospitals · 66 in all

  • GPs35
  • Libraries13
  • Hospitals8
  • Museums5
  • Universities5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of West Finchley

Coordinates51.6076, -0.1837
Postcodes
417
Population (Census)
20,503
Households (Census)
8,197
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.1 per 1k

Demographics in West Finchley

Ethnicity

Total residents: 20,475
White Brit.31.8%
Other White21.5%
Indian12.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group8.5%
Other Asian7.5%
+ 8 other groups · 18.3%

Religion

Total residents: 20,492
Christian33.7%
No religion25.9%
Muslim10.0%
Jewish9.2%
Hindu8.5%
+ 4 other religions · 12.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 20,503
35–4925.4%
50–6417.3%
25–3415.7%
65–747.4%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%

Households

Total households: 8,197
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.4%
Other19.1%
Any member 66+9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.9%
+ 8 other households · 35.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Finchley

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in West Finchley