NW7 postcode area guide — Barnet
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NW7 postcode district in Barnet — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NW7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
36%
Gigabit-capable
35.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the NW7 postcode district (Barnet) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 761 postcodes Ofcom measures in NW7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35.8%.
Around 0% of premises in NW7 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 NW7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NW7 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| NW7 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| NW7 1AH | 33.3% | 0% |
| NW7 1AJ | 90.5% | 0% |
| NW7 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| NW7 1AN | 50% | 0% |
| NW7 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| NW7 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| NW7 1AS | 40% | 0% |
| NW7 1AT | 0% | 0% |
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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 NW7
Police recorded 152 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NW7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 43 | 28.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 | 26.3% |
| Other theft | 15 | 9.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 8.6% |
| Public order | 10 | 6.6% |
| Burglary | 9 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 6 | 3.9% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 3.9% |
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 NW7
Based on 275 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NW7 is £600,000, up 0.8% on the previous year (£595,000).
Detached
£1,250,000
37 sales
Semi-detached
£732,750
79 sales
Terraced
£675,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£460,000
116 sales
Latest recorded sales in NW7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £630,000 | Semi-detached | Featherstone Road | NW7 2BL |
| 15 May 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Hartley Close | NW7 2HY |
| 15 May 2026 | £5,790,000 | Other | The Ridgeway | NW7 1AU |
| 11 May 2026 | £875,000 | Semi-detached | Bunns Lane | NW7 2BF |
| 8 May 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached | Rowlands Close | NW7 2DL |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,155,000 | Semi-detached | Barnet Way | NW7 3AN |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Flat | Rosebery Place | NW7 2FA |
| 5 May 2026 | £389,000 | Flat | Henry Darlot Drive | NW7 1RF |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £592,500 | Flat | Royal Engineers Way | NW7 1UW |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Bittacy Rise | NW7 2HJ |
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 NW7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill County High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,628 | NW7 4LL |
| The Orion Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 934 | NW7 2AL |
| Mill Hill School Foundation | Not applicable | 3–19 | 909 | NW7 1QS |
| Copthall School | Secondary | 11–18 | 829 | NW7 2EP |
| Hasmonean High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 | NW7 2EU |
| Millbrook Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 416 | NW7 1JF |
| Dollis Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 365 | NW7 2BU |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 287 | NW7 1EJ |
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 NW7
151 rated food businesses operate in NW7. 97 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aarandale Manor, Abracadabra Preschool Nursery (Millhill), Asda Express Observatory PFS, Bank Food And Drink, BAW Pan Asian Cafe / Chachaji.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NW7
From a sample of 128 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NW7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
23%
Band D
38%
Band E
15%
Band F
4%
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 NW7 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.