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Totteridge & Woodside
vs West Finchley

West Finchley 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, 44% above West Finchley. Totteridge & Woodside has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Barnet with Totteridge & Woodside highlighted
Totteridge & Woodside
402 postcodes
Map of Barnet with West Finchley highlighted
West Finchley
404 postcodes
Map of Barnet
Barnet
city average

People

Totteridge & Woodside has 14,805 residents in 5,661 households; West Finchley has 19,428 in 7,762. Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 3.7 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 14%). West Finchley has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.7 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 28%).

14,805Residents (2021)
19,428Residents (2021)
389,344Residents (2021)
5,661Households
7,762Households
148,917Households
15.4%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 65 and over
14.0%Aged 65 and over
14.4%Aged 65 and over
23.9%Living alone
28.6%Living alone
28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Totteridge & Woodside and 33% in West Finchley. Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 13.6 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 53%). West Finchley has the higher share of private renting: 41%, 17.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Woodside (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £790,000 in Totteridge & Woodside and £549,000 in West Finchley, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£790,000Median sale price
£549,000Median sale price
£575,000Median sale price
66.0%Owner-occupied
52.4%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
23.9%Private renting
41.2%Private renting
32.7%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
5.9%Social renting
13.5%Social renting
20.7%Detached houses
3.2%Detached houses
10.1%Detached houses
32.9%Semi-detached houses
24.5%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
8.7%Terraced houses
19.1%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
34.1%Flats
32.6%Flats
36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Totteridge & Woodside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 13.9 percentage points more than West Finchley (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Totteridge & Woodside, and 215 in West Finchley. The typical postcode is 393 m from the nearest school in Totteridge & Woodside and 319 m in West Finchley. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Totteridge & Woodside and 485 m in West Finchley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Totteridge & Woodside and 83% in West Finchley.

24.5%Green space within 500 m
10.6%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
83Services within 15 min (median)
215Services within 15 min (median)
125Services within 15 min (median)
393 mNearest school (median)
319 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
530 mNearest tram or rail (median)
485 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
413Postcodes in flood risk areas
72.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Totteridge & Woodside and 123 in West Finchley, 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.

71Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
123Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Totteridge & Woodside

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.

West Finchley

West Finchley is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 19,428 people in 7,762 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £549,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Barnet median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

Totteridge & Woodside and West Finchley next to other wards of Barnet.

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