NW4 2SU Barnet
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hendon. 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 (26% of about 840 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
- 65 Watford Way London NW4 3AQ: up to 20 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 73-77 Brent Street, London, NW4 2EA, permissioned (430 m)
- Ella And Ridley Jacob House And Sam Beckman Centre, 19 - 25, Church Road And 29 Babington Road, London, NW4 4EB, permissioned (570 m)
- öElla & Ridley Jacobs House and Sam Beckman Centre, 19-25, Church Road, NW4 4EBö, permissioned (570 m)
- Middlesex University Halls, not permissioned (600 m)
- 71-73 Church Road, London, permissioned (620 m)
- 71-73 Church Road, London, NW4 4DP, permissioned (620 m)
- 94 Audley Road London NW4 3HB: up to 11 homes, permissioned (680 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 27 addresses are between 66 m and 74 m above sea level (70 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 | Hendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Brent Cross West 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hendon Central Underground Station | 130 m |
| Brent Cross Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Hendon Central Station | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 7.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Spring Parking | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Phoenix Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hendon Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 41-43 Vivian Avenue | 320 m |
| Hospital | UCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan police Cadet intake 7/84 | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Hendon Way Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hendon Park 12 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Sunnyhill Park 22 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,220 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hendon Grove Allotments 8,840 m² | 760 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church Farmhouse Museum, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m north. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Farmhouse Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m north |
| Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km east |
| Golders Green Crematorium | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 560 m north-west |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Featherstone Hill | Hill | 3.1 km north |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 19 |
20 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.