N2 0EY Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Garden Suburb. Region: London.
Streets
- Brim Hill, Finchley: 17 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 G (34% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hampstead Garden Suburb (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 1, 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
- Elmshurst Crescent Garages, Land Adjacent To 90-100 Elmshurst Crescent And 35, Pulham Avenue, London, N2 0LR, permissioned (410 m)
- öElmshurst Crescent Garages, Adjacent to 90-100, Elmshurst Crescent,East Finchley,N2 0LRö, permissioned (440 m)
- Land Rear Of The Bobath Centre 250 East End Road London N2 8AU: up to 25 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 12 - 18 High Road London N2 9PJ: up to 22 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Fairacres 164 East End Road London N2 0RR: up to 37 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Viceroy Court Car Park, East End Road, London, N2 8AU, permissioned (520 m)
- Harrison Varma House 98 Great North Road London N2 0NL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- Sunningdale, 38 The Bishops Avenue, London, permissioned (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 17 addresses are between 79 m and 80 m above sea level (79 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 | Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| New Southgate 920,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Finchley Underground Station | 400 m |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Belvedere Court East Finchley | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 5.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest NCP East Finchley Station | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Finchley Medical Centre | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cw Andrew | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cavendish House Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Highgate Private Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest East Finchley NatWest | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Northway Gardens 3.7 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Lyttelton Playing Fields 9.5 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Tree Hill Allotments 9,770 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery), a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-west. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| St Pancras and Islington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north |
| Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Big Wood | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| North Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Wood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Brim Hill.