HA8 7PY Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Edgware. Region: London.
Streets
- Carlton Close, Edgware: 21 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Barnet in 2026-27: Band D £2,133 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,422 | £1,659 | £1,896 | £2,133 | £2,607 | £3,080 | £3,554 | £4,265 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (27% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 186 High Street, HA8 7EX, permissioned (230 m)
- Equity House 128 - 136 High Street Edgware HA8 7EL: up to 18 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 102-124 Station Road And Car Park To Rear, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7BJ, permissioned (500 m)
- 102-124 Station Road And Car Park To Rear, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7BJ, permissioned (510 m)
- 42-46 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7ZZ, permissioned (530 m)
- 42-46 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7ZZ, permissioned (530 m)
- Edgware Forumside, not permissioned (590 m)
- Edgware Town Centre, not permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 59 m and 62 m above sea level (61 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mill Hill Broadway 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Elstree and Borehamwood 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Kenton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Edgware Underground Station | 490 m |
| Canons Park Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Stanmore Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Mill Ridge Edgware | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road Ealing | 9.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 12.2 km |
| Car parks | Canons Park Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lane End Medical Group | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jade Pharmacy (Avenue) | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Lodge Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Edgware Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Hendon Police | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 105-109 Station Road Lloyds Bank | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stonegrove Park 2.9 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Edgwarebury Park 16 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Chandos Recreation Ground 10.0 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | Deans Lane Allotments 2.1 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Canons Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 890 m west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Canons Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 890 m west |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 660 m west |
| The Spinney | Wood | 880 m south-west |
| Stoney Wood Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Stoney Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Highwood Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-east |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 21 | 21 |
None of the postcode's 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Carlton Close.