NW2 2HH Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Childs Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Pattison Road, London: 31 addresses
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 E (27% of about 940 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: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Church Walk House, Church Walk, London, NW2 2TJ, permissioned (200 m)
- Tower Service Station 617 Finchley Road London NW3 7BS: up to 28 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Church Walk House, Church Walk, London, NW2 2TJ, permissioned (200 m)
- 551-557 Finchley Road, London, NW3 7BJ: up to 15 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- Granville Road Estate, Granville Road, Childs Hill London, NW2, permissioned (570 m)
- Granville Road Estate, Granville Road, Childs Hill London, NW2, permissioned (590 m)
- 114 - 120 West Heath Road, London, permissioned (640 m)
- 114 - 120 West Heath Road, London, NW3 7TX, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 31 addresses are between 82 m and 88 m above sea level (85 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 | Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| West Hampstead Thameslink 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Finchley Road and Frognal 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Golders Green Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Hampstead Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| West Hampstead Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Lyndale Avenue Childs Hill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | London Secure Parking | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greenfield Medical Centre | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Chemist | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cricklewood Lane (Dental Surgery) | 300 m |
| Hospital | Royal Free Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 790 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Childs Hill - Finchley Road, Childs Hill Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Elm Park 3,130 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Childs Hill Allotments 4.1 ha | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 332 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Annesley Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south. 68 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Annesley Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south |
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 640 m south-west |
| Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south-west |
| The Hill Garden Western Summerhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| The Hill (Inverforth House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 690 m north-east |
| West Heath | Wood | 780 m north-east |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Vale of Health Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| North Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 31 |
12 of the postcode's 31 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 73% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pattison Road.