NW2 postcode area guide — Barnet

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Broadband & internet speeds in NW2

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NW2 postcode district (Barnet) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,265 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.5%.

Around 0.1% of premises in NW2 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 NW2

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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 NW2

Police recorded 800 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW2 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 NW2

Based on 365 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW2 is £532,500, down 4.9% on the previous year (£560,000).

Latest recorded sales in NW2

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 NW2

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 NW2

343 rated food businesses operate in NW2. 206 hold the top rating of 5, 56 are rated 4, and 22 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3 Bees BBQ, Abbey Nursery School, Abracadabra Preschool Nursery, Abyssinia Restaurant and Bar, Alhaji Suya.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in NW2

From a sample of 97 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 NW2 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 NW2 typically use:

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What's it like living in NW2?

Postcodes in NW2

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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.