Golders Green and Whetstone police stations have been put up for sale.

The former Metropolitan Police premises, which were closed earlier this year under the Mayor of London’s cost-cutting policing plan, are being advertised as having “potential residential development”.

Knight Frank, the estate agent handling the sales on behalf of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), said it could not comment on the asking price for the properties or whether it had received any interest from buyers.

The Golders Green station in Finchley Road and Whetstone's former station in Friern Barnet Lane, were among a number across London closed by MOPAC under plans to save the force more than £500million by 2015.

Former police officers at the Finchley Road station, which was built in around 1913, says its sale will remove a piece of social history from Golders Green.

Vernon Wilson, 77, a sergeant at the station between 1963 and 1970, said: “I feel very sad to hear it will be sold. The station served particularly well for the Jewish community of north London and was very central to the area.

“Its presence has had a calming effect on the area for many decades and the community will be losing a piece of social history – not that people tend to care too much about that anymore unless there is a financial interest.”

The Times Series has requested more information on the sale of the properties from MOPAC.

Kathryn Hurle, a WPC at Golders Green for two years in the 1970s, said: “I was incensed when I heard it was being sold. I will be sad to see it go.

“These are old, historic buildings and I think the Met is cutting off its nose to spite its face by selling off its estate.”

Mrs Hurle added that she is looking into the possibility of getting the Golders Green station listed in order for some or all of it to be preserved.

She said: “I just don’t want it to suddenly disappear without anyone looking into whether something could be done.”