Finchley Church End
vs Totteridge & Woodside
Finchley Church End has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Totteridge & Woodside. Homes in Totteridge & Woodside sold for a median of £790,000, 22% above Finchley Church End. Totteridge & Woodside has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Finchley Church End has 18,842 residents in 7,563 households; Totteridge & Woodside has 14,805 in 5,661. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Finchley Church End has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.1 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Finchley Church End and 34% in Totteridge & Woodside. Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 8.5 percentage points more than Finchley Church End (Barnet: 53%). Finchley Church End has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 13.5 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £645,000 in Finchley Church End and £790,000 in Totteridge & Woodside, against £575,000 across Barnet.
Surroundings
Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 10.9 percentage points more than Finchley Church End (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 160 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Finchley Church End, and 83 in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 319 m from the nearest school in Finchley Church End and 393 m in Totteridge & Woodside. The typical postcode is 794 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Finchley Church End and 530 m in Totteridge & Woodside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Finchley Church End and 73% in Totteridge & Woodside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Finchley Church End and 71 in Totteridge & Woodside, against 96 across Barnet. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Finchley Church End is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 18,842 people in 7,563 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £645,000 over the past two years, 12% above the Barnet median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Barnet average.
Totteridge & Woodside is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 14,805 people in 5,661 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £790,000 over the past two years, 37% above the Barnet median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% above the Barnet average.
More comparisons.
Finchley Church End and Totteridge & Woodside next to other wards of Barnet.