NW2 6LW Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Cricklewood. Region: London.
Streets
- Geron Way, London: 27 addresses
- Edgware Road, Hendon: 4 addresses
- Tilling Road, Hendon: 3 addresses
- Edgware Road, Hendon: 2 addresses
- Edgware Road, Hendon: 1 address
- North Circular Road, London: 1 address
- North Circular Road, 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 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 km (0.6 miles)
- BEGA2 - Staples Corner Growth Area: up to 1,989 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Seymour Court, Crest Road, London, NW2 7BX (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Off Brent Terrace, London, NW2, (The Brent Terrace Triangles), permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 Alder Grove, London, NW2 7DB (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Brent Cross - 1C (Plot 13), permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Parcel Force Depot, Geron Way, London, NW2, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Parcel Force Depot, Geron Way, London, NW2, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Off Brent Terrace, London, NW2 (The Brent Terrace Triangles): up to 47 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 39 addresses are between 40 m and 49 m above sea level (47 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 | 240 m |
| Hendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Brent Cross Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hendon Central Underground Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brent Cross West Station / Edgware Road West Hendon | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brent Cross Shopping Centre Car Park | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oxgate Gardens Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lakes Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beam Dental | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | UCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan police Cadet intake 7/84 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mini Mart News Ltd, Coles Green Road Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Claremont Park 1.8 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exploratory Park 7,200 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Oxgate, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Oxgate | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 3 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 2 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 16 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 5 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
39 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 29 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 Geron Way.