N2 0FB Barnet
Live postcode, introduced September 2015. Ward: Garden Suburb. Region: London.
Streets
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: 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: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Harrison Varma House 98 Great North Road London N2 0NL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Harrison Varma House 98 Great North Road London N2 0NL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- 12 - 18 High Road London N2 9PJ: up to 22 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Land rear of 24 Great North Road London N6 4LU, permissioned (420 m)
- Land rear of 24 Great North Road London N6 4LU, permissioned (420 m)
- Land Rear Of The Bobath Centre 250 East End Road London N2 8AU: up to 25 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 29/31 Aylmer Road London N2 0BS, permissioned (470 m)
- 29/31 Aylmer Road London N2 0BS, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 79 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 13%, gigabit 13% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Finchley Underground Station | 220 m |
| Highgate Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest The Bishops Avenue East Finchley | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest East Finchley Station Car Park (TfL) | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Finchley Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cw Andrew | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Nova Dental Care LTD | 460 m |
| Hospital | Highgate Private Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest East Finchley NatWest | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Tree Wood 5.3 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Tree Hill Allotments 9,770 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery), a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.5 km north-west. 33 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* | 1.5 km north-west |
| St Pancras and Islington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| North Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| North Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Thousand Pound Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
13 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 13 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.