N12 postcode area guide — Barnet

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Broadband & internet speeds in N12

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the N12 postcode district (Barnet) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 674 postcodes Ofcom measures in N12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.8%.

Around 0% of premises in N12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in N12

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Mobile signal around Barnet

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Barnet district (168,463 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in N12

Police recorded 352 incidents within about a mile of the centre of N12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in N12

Based on 177 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in N12 is £490,000, up 6.5% on the previous year (£460,000).

Latest recorded sales in N12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Barnet demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Barnet district (389,341 residents, 148,917 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around N12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in N12

226 rated food businesses operate in N12. 126 hold the top rating of 5, 43 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2 Bro's, Acacia Lodge, Albanian Association, Aldi Store, AM 2 PM.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in N12

From a sample of 207 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 N12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Barnet

Landlines around N12 typically use:

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What's it like living in N12?

Postcodes in N12

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.