NW9 6JP Barnet
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: West Hendon. Region: London.
Streets
- Edgware Road, Hendon: 5 addresses
- Hyde Estate Road, London: 2 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 C (36% of about 1,570 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)
- Homebase, Rookery Way, London, NW9 6SS, permissioned (50 m)
- Homebase, Rookery Way, London, NW9 6SS, permissioned (110 m)
- Colindale Telephone Exchange, The Hyde, London, NW9 6LB, permissioned (130 m)
- Colindale Telephone Exchange, The Hyde, London, NW9 6LB, permissioned (130 m)
- Crown Honda Hyde Estate Road London NW9 6JX: up to 470 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Hyde House, Rushgrove Avenue, London, NW9 6LH, permissioned (220 m)
- Hyde House, Rushgrove Avenue, London, permissioned (220 m)
- Unit 4 Hyde Estate Road London NW9 6JX: up to 1,309 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 7 addresses are between 41 m and 43 m above sea level (42 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 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Brent Cross West 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Mill Hill Broadway 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Colindale Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hendon Central Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingsbury Road The Hyde | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | The Draper Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hendon Way Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alpha Pharmacy | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Tooth Sanctuary | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | UCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan police Cadet intake 7/84 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rushgrove Park 3.8 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Silver Jubilee Park 15 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Hendon Playing Fields 28 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Booth Road Allotment Gardens 2.6 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Featherstone Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 7 |
3 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 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 | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Edgware Road.