NW2 1LT Barnet
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. Ward: Cricklewood. Region: London.
Streets
- Brent Terrace, Hendon: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brent Terrace, Staples Corner: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brent Terrace, Staples Corner: 2 addresses
- Parkview Avenue, London: 2 addresses
- Tilling Road, Hendon: 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 D (51% of about 860 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
- Brent Cross - 1C (Plot 13), permissioned (420 m)
- Land Off Brent Terrace, London, NW2, (The Brent Terrace Triangles), permissioned (550 m)
- Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area North West London NW2, permissioned (560 m)
- Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area North West London, permissioned (560 m)
- Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area London NW4: up to 52 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- BEGA2 - Staples Corner Growth Area: up to 1,989 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 60 West Hendon Broadway London NW9 7AE: up to 65 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 60 West Hendon Broadway London NW9 7AE: up to 53 homes, permissioned (670 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 19 addresses are between 43 m and 50 m above sea level (48 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 | Brent Cross West 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m |
| Hendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brent Cross Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Hendon Central Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Brent Cross West Station / Arbour Street Cricklewood | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Brent Cross Shopping Centre Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oxgate Gardens Surgery | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lakes Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beam Dental | 640 m |
| Hospital | UCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan police Cadet intake 7/84 | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Claremont Park 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Exploratory Park 7,200 m² | 450 m |
| Allotments | Golders Green Allotments 3.8 ha | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Oxgate, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Oxgate | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-west |
| Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Golders Green Crematorium | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 6 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 3 |
15 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Brent Terrace.