Friern Barnet is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north of Charing Cross.
Its centre is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane (running north and south), Woodhouse Road (taking westbound traffic towards North Finchley) and Friern Barnet Road (leading east towards New Southgate).
The housing typically consists of late Victorian and early Edwardian properties, along with other large houses of later periods and many smaller semi-detached and terraced houses.
Much of the property is owner-occupied, but in recent years many of the larger properties have been subdivided into flats and bedsitters.
There are also some areas of modern housing, notably Princess Park Manor, a luxury redevelopment of the once-famous Victorian institution the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum.
The nearest London Underground stations are Arnos Grove and Finchley Central. The nearest National Rail station is New Southgate.
The area is served by London Buses routes 34, 43, 134, 221, 232, 234, 382, 634 and 683.
Local schools and colleges include Coppetts Wood Primary School, Friern Barnet School, Dwight School London (being the former Friern Barnet Grammar School), The Compton School, Woodhouse College, St John's CE Primary School, Holly Park Primary School and the Wren Academy.
Friern Barnet is a leafy suburb of private gardens and trees and Friary Park.
The area includes the North Middlesex Golf Club, whose main entrance is at the Whetstone end of Friern Barnet Lane, and Coppetts Wood nature reserve, a medium-sized green area of rare plants and wildlife including some types of small Bat and Great Crested Newts.
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