# NW2 2LX: area report for a postcode in Barnet

NW2 2LX is a postcode in Barnet.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Barnet. Open the map at NW2 2LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) › [NW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2) › [NW2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Barnet 040A: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **Cricklewood, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **No property in NW2 2LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Barnet 040A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **£600,560 average price**: For the whole of Barnet, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **74.6% can get gigabit broadband at NW2 2LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **Loud road and rail noise at NW2 2LX**: Road 67 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX
- **16.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Childs Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childs-hill-primary-school-e147706) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-nw2-e101315) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Agnes' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-agnes-catholic-primary-school-e101332) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rimon Jewish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rimon-jewish-primary-school-e138272) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hampstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampstead-school-e100052) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-school-e136807) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Claremont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-primary-school-e142636) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wessex Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessex-gardens-primary-school-e131617) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £242,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £737,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £1,200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £585,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £1,275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2023 | £535,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2024 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2025 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cricklewood (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE (690 m); THE HODFORD ROAD PRACTICE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: HANEL PHARMACY (300 m); CASTLE CHEMIST (480 m); W PRICE (CHEMIST) (620 m); AKHTAR S (990 m)
- Dental practices: ANGLE HOUSE ORTHODONTICS CRICKLEWOOD (470 m); CRICKLEWOOD LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cricklewood Lane Cricklewood (390 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Childs Hill - Finchley Road (520 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Cricklewood (940 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Cricklewood Broadway Express (970 m, Tesco); Iceland Cricklewood (970 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £600,560** (July 2026). Barnet’s average house price was £600,560 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,141** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barnet earned a median of £47,141 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 30th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.7×** (2025). A home in Barnet costs 12.7 times local full-time pay. 14th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Barnet has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 140th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barnet 040A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.4** (2025). Barnet 040A has a deprivation score of 30.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,057th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,617** (2021). Barnet 040A had 1,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,278th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Barnet 040A, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 11.3%** (August 2026). In Barnet 040A, 11.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NW2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW2 was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 184th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 71,104** (2021). NW2 had 71,104 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 38th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NW2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.6%** (January 2026). In NW2, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)
- Centre: 51.5628, -0.2049

Council: [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Finchley and Golders Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/finchley-and-golders-green): Sarah Sackman (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2049,51.5628,NW22LX

## How to cite

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