N6 postcode area guide — Barnet
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the N6 postcode district in Barnet — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in N6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.4%
Gigabit-capable
77.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the N6 postcode district (Barnet) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 485 postcodes Ofcom measures in N6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77.4%.
Around 0% of premises in N6 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 N6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| N6 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| N6 4AB | 100% | 85.7% |
| N6 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| N6 4AE | 100% | 83.3% |
| N6 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| N6 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| N6 4AH | 100% | 85.7% |
| N6 4AJ | 100% | 92.3% |
| N6 4AL | 100% | 50% |
| N6 4AN | 100% | 69.2% |
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Mobile signal around Barnet
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Barnet district (168,463 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in N6
Police recorded 592 incidents within about a mile of the centre of N6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 159 | 26.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 | 25.7% |
| Shoplifting | 78 | 13.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 55 | 9.3% |
| Other theft | 36 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 31 | 5.2% |
| Robbery | 19 | 3.2% |
| Burglary | 17 | 2.9% |
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 N6
Based on 170 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in N6 is £770,000, up 6.2% on the previous year (£725,000).
Detached
£3,550,000
15 sales
Semi-detached
£2,250,000
9 sales
Terraced
£1,650,000
31 sales
Flat / maisonette
£635,000
107 sales
Latest recorded sales in N6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £1,770,000 | Terraced | Holmesdale Road | N6 5TQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,825,000 | Detached | Willowdene | N6 4DE |
| 6 May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Avenue Road | N6 5DT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £625,000 | Flat | Hornsey Lane | N6 5EF |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Flat | Hillcrest | N6 4HL |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Flat | Makepeace Avenue | N6 6ET |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £630,000 | Flat | Hornsey Lane Gardens | N6 5NX |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £485,000 | Flat | Talbot Road | N6 4RA |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £645,000 | Flat | Archway Road | N6 5BA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £123,750 | Other | Hornsey Lane | N6 5LF |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.5% |
| 15–29 | 25% |
| 30–44 | 22.7% |
| 45–64 | 17.4% |
| 65+ | 14.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 52.7% |
| Private rented | 32.8% |
| Social rented | 6.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around N6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 1,938 | N6 4AY |
| Channing School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 991 | N6 5HF |
| Highgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 472 | N6 4ED |
| St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 441 | N6 4BG |
| St Aloysius' College | Secondary | 11–19 | 341 | N6 5LY |
| Whitehall Park School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | N6 5EP |
| The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery | Not applicable | 2–8 | 75 | N6 5RX |
| The Harington Scheme Ltd | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | N6 5AD |
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 N6
117 rated food businesses operate in N6. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Rethink Mental Illness, The Highgate Care Home, 7 To 11 Grocers Ltd, Al Parco Pizzeria, B BAGEL SWAINS LANE.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in N6
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 N6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
35%
Band D
41%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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 N6 typically use:
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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.