Crown Close London, Barnet
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (NW7), about 20 m long. USRN 20011340.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £2,800,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Barnet costs £2,133 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Mill Hill Broadway, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lawrence Green, is about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 139 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Millway Medical Practice, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £2,800,000 | £2,800,000 | £2,800,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £2,650,000 | £2,650,000 | £2,650,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | LIMEWOOD, 4 NW7 4HN | Detached | £3,450,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jul 2015 | LIMEWOOD, 4 NW7 4HN | Detached | £2,800,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2003 | 3 NW7 4HN | Detached | £2,650,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 482 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (20% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mill Hill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: Borough of Hendon Tree Preservation Order made under The Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, Borough of Hendon Tree Preservation Order made under The Town and Country Planning Act, 1947.
- Green belt: yes, Barnet.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Barn, Nan Clarks Lane, London, permissioned (390 m)
- The Barn, Nan Clarks Lane, London, NW7 4HH, permissioned (390 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW7 4HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NW7 4HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 128 m and 139 m above sea level (136 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW7 4HB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NW7 4HN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mill Hill Broadway 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Elstree and Borehamwood 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| New Barnet 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hendon Wood Lane Barnet Gate | 230 m |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Creative Carpark | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.3 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Millway Medical Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apex Dental Care | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnet Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Ministry of Defence Police | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Bp - Oakham Sf Connect, Oakham North | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lawrence Green 6,750 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Fairway Playground 1,590 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,620 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lawrence Street Allotments 2.3 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holcombe House, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m (0.4 miles) south. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holcombe House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Battle of Barnet 1471 | Registered battlefield | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Highwood Hill | Hill | 210 m south |
| Beech Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Holcombe Dale | Valley | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Holcombe Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 8 |
5 of the street's 8 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill County High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Courtland School | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rising Sun NW7 4EY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Crown Close (2); On or near Highwood Hill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Nan Clark's Lane · Highwood Hill · Holcombe Hill · Highwood Hill · The Lincolns
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.