N3 2QS Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West 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 C (37% of about 590 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
- Berkeley Court, Vines Avenue, London, N3 2QE, permissioned (360 m)
- Berkeley Court, Vines Avenue, London, permissioned (360 m)
- 41 Wilmot Close, London, N2 8HP, permissioned (470 m)
- 41 Wilmot Close, London, permissioned (470 m)
- Finchley Central Station Car Park, not permissioned (530 m)
- 1 Thomas More Way London N2 0UL: up to 13 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Garages At Basing Way, Land Between 98-108 And 182-192 Basing Way, London, N3 3BP, permissioned (700 m)
- öLand Between 98-108 and 182-192, Garages at Basing Way, Basing Way,Finchley Church End,N3 3BPö, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 121 addresses are between 79 m and 85 m above sea level (82 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 |
| Hendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Finchley Central Underground Station | 660 m |
| West Finchley Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| East Finchley Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Vineyard Grove Finchley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Finchley Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rosemary Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gordon Smith Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Puresmile Dental Care | 680 m |
| Hospital | Finchley Memorial Hospital Cdc | 880 m |
| Police station | Ministry of Defence Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Bp - Byron Sf Connect | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Long Lane Pasture 1.1 ha | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Park 7.2 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Arden Playing Field 2.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Kays Land Allotments 4.0 ha | 40 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m south-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-west |
| Manor House moated site, East End Road, Finchley | Scheduled monument | 660 m south-west |
| Avenue House Grounds | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m west |
| East Finchley Cemetery (Formerly St Marylebone Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 860 m south |
| Hawthorne Dene | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Big Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south-west |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 0 | 6 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 7 |
| 60 to 64 | 30 | 17 |
| 55 to 59 | 63 | 45 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 46 |
95 of the postcode's 121 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 75 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.