Buying a home in N12, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£795kmost £652k–£911k
Houses per m²£7,213flats £6,052
Sold last year1191,084 in five years
Prices in Barnet-4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in N12 sold for £795,228 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £652,379 and £910,860, for about 103 m² of space. That is 5% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

119 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £260k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N12 0 (£6,867) and the most in N12 7 (£7,768).

Across Barnet, prices are down 4.9% on a year ago and up 2.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,256 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,626 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £159,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.

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House prices in N12 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£538,793£359k–£636k45 m²9
2£549,537£489k–£602k74 m²43
3£795,228£652k–£911k103 m²258
4£902,815£792k–£999k132 m²135
5+£1,045,000£885k–£1.22m162 m²130

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£539k£550k£795k£903k£1.04m
Detached——£981k£1.08m£1.38m
Semi-detached—£570k£843k£928k£1.06m
Terraced£539k£535k£712k£824k£885k
Flats£260k£371k£426k£540k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across N12

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
N12 0£6,867£5,333
N12 7£7,768£6,984
N12 8£7,110£6,178
N12 9£7,078£5,987

Schools near N12

Best state primary within 2 kmSt John's CofE Primary and Nursery School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%20 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWren Academy Finchley82.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%39 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about N12

Is N12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% less than across London; prices in Barnet are down 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.1% against 43.8%); 119 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in N12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in N12 sold for £795,228 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £652,379 and £910,860.

Is N12 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in N12 costs 5% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in N12 each year?

119 homes sold in the last year and 1,084 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near N12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near N12?

For a 3-bedroom house, N11 (£671k, 3 km), NW7 (£715k, 4 km), EN4 (£653k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.