Buying a home in N20, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£812kmost £630k–£983k
Houses per m²£7,258flats £6,299
Sold last year122821 in five years
Prices in Barnet-4.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in N20 sold for £812,334 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £630,446 and £982,800, for about 104 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

122 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £284k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in N20 0 (£6,939) and the most in N20 8 (£8,174).

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 £3,704 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £162,000 for that mortgage: what £170,000 buys.

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House prices in N20 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£353,101£352k–£482k51 m²6
2£541,849£493k–£579k67 m²48
3£812,334£630k–£983k104 m²228
4£970,826£853k–£1.18m134 m²116
5+£1,342,208£1.09m–£1.85m186 m²182

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£353k£542k£812k£971k£1.34m
Detached——£1.07m£1.23m£1.85m
Semi-detached£353k£505k£839k£949k£1.14m
Terraced—£542k£651k£833k£843k
Flats£284k£339k£445k£505k£655k

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

Price per m² across N20

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
N20 0£6,939£6,092
N20 8£8,174£7,728
N20 9£7,239£6,449

Schools near N20

Best state primary within 2 kmBrunswick Park Primary and Nursery School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmWren Academy Finchley82.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%31 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about N20

Is N20 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% 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 (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.1% against 43.8%); 122 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 N20?

A typical 3-bedroom house in N20 sold for £812,334 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £630,446 and £982,800.

Is N20 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in N20 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in N20 each year?

122 homes sold in the last year and 821 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near N20?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near N20?

For a 3-bedroom house, EN4 (£653k, 2 km), EN5 (£671k, 3 km), N11 (£671k, 3 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.