NW3 postcode area guide — Barnet

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Broadband & internet speeds in NW3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the NW3 postcode district (Barnet) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,249 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.9%.

Around 0% of premises in NW3 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 NW3

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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 NW3

Police recorded 735 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW3 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 NW3

Based on 368 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW3 is £980,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£955,000).

Latest recorded sales in NW3

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 NW3

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 NW3

458 rated food businesses operate in NW3. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 70 are rated 4, and 28 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 28 Church Row, Age UK Camden, Air Studios, ALDI STORES LTD, AMATHUS HAMPSTEAD.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in NW3

From a sample of 225 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NW3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% 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 NW3 typically use:

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What's it like living in NW3?

Postcodes in NW3

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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.