N2 8AP Barnet
Live postcode, introduced October 2003. 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: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- EAST FINCHLEY BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, grade II
- EAST FINCHLEY LIBRARY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Development Site North Of 215 At Former 217 To 223 High Road London N2 8AN: up to 20 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Land Adj To 1 - 12 Norfolk Close, London, N2 8ET, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Adj To 1 - 12 Norfolk Close, London, N2 8ET, permissioned (160 m)
- Land At Central Avenue (Adjacent To Willow House) The Grange Estate High Road London N2: up to 8 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Viceroy Court Car Park, East End Road, London, N2 8AU, permissioned (460 m)
- Land Rear Of The Bobath Centre 250 East End Road London N2 8AU: up to 25 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 16 Fortis Green, London, permissioned (540 m)
- 16 Fortis Green, London, N2 9EL, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 91 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 11% 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 | 2.9 km |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bowes Park 525,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Finchley Underground Station | 740 m |
| Finchley Central Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest East Finchley Library | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest NCP East Finchley Station | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Medical Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cootes Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Art Implant Clinic | 340 m |
| Hospital | Finchley Memorial Hospital Cdc | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest East Finchley NatWest | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Long Lane Pasture 1.1 ha | 920 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Fuel Land Allotments 11 ha | 170 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 790 m north. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Pancras and Islington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 790 m north |
| Hawthorne Dene | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km west |
| Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 790 m north-east |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Coppetts Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| North Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.