Badly bombed during World War 2, and with the subsequent rebuilding, the street pattern of the Old Village was destroyed.

Another road extended further north, weaving through what is now Market Place, The Walks, King Street, and Oak Lane.

[5] East Finchley Underground station is marked by a well-known statue of an archer by Eric Aumonier in the Art Deco style.

The archer is pointing his arrow towards the entrance to the tunnel which starts south of the station and runs for 17.3 miles (27.8 km) to the end of the Northern line at Morden.

The station is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line which serves the city (via Bank) and the west end (via Charing Cross) with trains every 2–3 minutes.

Buses also serve the high street with the 263 route going from Barnet Hospital to Highbury Barn; the 143 bus linking East Finchley to Archway, London and Brent Cross; the 102 from Edmonton Green, the 234 serving Barnet, The Spires from Highgate Wood and the 603 running between Swiss Cottage and Muswell Hill.

Pupils on the west side of the village attend Brookland Infant and Junior Schools which adjoin Christ's College.

Pupils on the east (Muswell Hill) side of the village also attend Fortismere School (mixed comprehensive, which falls under the London Borough of Haringey Local Education Authority).

Also close to the tube station is the head office of McDonald's UK; this is seen by the flags and logos on the building.

The Archer, founded in 1993, is East Finchley's free monthly community newspaper, run by volunteers.

In Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel Scoop, Lord Copper, owner of the newspaper Daily Beast, lived in East Finchley.

"That evening, Mr Salter, foreign editor of The Beast, was summoned to dinner at his chief's country seat at East Finchley.