NW2 2RN Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cricklewood. 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 (31% of about 680 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
- ö112-132, Cricklewood Lane,Childs Hill,NW2 2DPö, permissioned (330 m)
- 112-132 Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 2DP, permissioned (330 m)
- 123-129 Cricklewood Broadway: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 45-55 Cricklewood Broadway: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- 1 - 13 Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1ET: up to 145 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- First & Second Floor Britannia Business Centre Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1DZ: up to 18 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Flats 1-6, 183 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3HT (470 m)
- 194 - 196 Cricklewood Broadway, London, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 57 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 | Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 320 m |
| Brondesbury 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| West Hampstead Thameslink 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kilburn Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Willesden Green Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| West Hampstead Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Westcroft Way Cricklewood | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 69 within 1.6 km; nearest TotalEnergies Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greenfield Medical Centre | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Akhtar S | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 2.4 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cricklewood, Cricklewood Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Fortune Green 8,500 m² | 750 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.1 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m east |
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 640 m east |
| Paddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 460 m south-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| West Heath | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Whitestone Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Vale of Health Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 8 |
7 of the postcode's 8 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.