N2 0SN Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Finchley. 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 D (43% of about 720 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
- Fairacres 164 East End Road London N2 0RR: up to 37 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- öElmshurst Crescent Garages, Adjacent to 90-100, Elmshurst Crescent,East Finchley,N2 0LRö, permissioned (390 m)
- 1 Thomas More Way London N2 0UL: up to 13 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Elmshurst Crescent Garages, Land Adjacent To 90-100 Elmshurst Crescent And 35, Pulham Avenue, London, N2 0LR, permissioned (410 m)
- Land At Central Avenue (Adjacent To Willow House) The Grange Estate High Road London N2: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Development Site North Of 215 At Former 217 To 223 High Road London N2 8AN: up to 20 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 41 Wilmot Close, London, N2 8HP, permissioned (550 m)
- 41 Wilmot Close, London, permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 8 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 41 addresses are between 91 m and 92 m above sea level (91 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 | New Southgate 920,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bowes Park 525,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Finchley Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Finchley Central Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Ossulton Way Hampstead Garden Suburb | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | NCP East Finchley Station | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Links Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnet P C T (Dental Surgery) | 400 m |
| Hospital | Finchley Memorial Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest O.g.s. Mechanics | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Long Lane Pasture 1.1 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Fuel Land Allotments 11 ha | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery), a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 590 m west. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 590 m west |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| St Pancras and Islington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Big Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| North Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 33 |
2 of the postcode's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.