NW11 7SS Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Childs Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- The Park, London: 1 address
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 H (46% of about 610 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: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Chandos Lawn Tennis Club, Chandos Way, Wellgarth Road, London, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Chandos Lawn Tennis Club, Chandos Way, Wellgarth Road, London, NW11 7HP, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 114 - 120 West Heath Road, London, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 114 - 120 West Heath Road, London, NW3 7TX, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
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 address is about 96 m above sea level.
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 | Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Golders Green Underground Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hampstead Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellgarth Road Childs Hill | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Broadwalk Lane Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.2 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Hodford Road Practice | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest I Warman Freed | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mr Dentist Childrens Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Childs Hill - Finchley Road, Childs Hill Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,210 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Childs Hill Park 2.9 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Branch Hill Allotments 2,850 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 374 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wyldes Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m east. 126 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyldes Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m east |
| Wyldes | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Hill Garden Western Pergola | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Hill (Inverforth House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Golders Green Crematorium | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| West Heath | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Sandy Heath | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Turner's Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| North Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Barnet: see them on the Barnet page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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 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 The Park.