WD6 postcode area guide — Barnet
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WD6 postcode district in Barnet — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WD6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77.5%
Gigabit-capable
74.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WD6 postcode district (Barnet) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,029 postcodes Ofcom measures in WD6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.4%.
Around 0% of premises in WD6 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 WD6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WD6 1AA | 100% | 44.4% |
| WD6 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| WD6 1AD | 100% | 77.8% |
| WD6 1AE | 100% | 80.4% |
| WD6 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| WD6 1AG | 98.2% | 70.9% |
| WD6 1AH | 100% | 70.7% |
| WD6 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WD6 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| WD6 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 WD6
Police recorded 273 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WD6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 96 | 35.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 | 23.1% |
| Other theft | 23 | 8.4% |
| Burglary | 19 | 7.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 13 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 13 | 4.8% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 4.0% |
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 WD6
Based on 292 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WD6 is £446,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£995,000
15 sales
Semi-detached
£560,000
74 sales
Terraced
£450,000
106 sales
Flat / maisonette
£301,000
87 sales
Latest recorded sales in WD6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £408,000 | Terraced | Wansford Park | WD6 2PH |
| 5 May 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached | Walshford Way | WD6 5BG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £182,500 | Flat | Lion Court | WD6 5NJ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £435,000 | Terraced | Knebworth Path | WD6 2QW |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £430,000 | Flat | Lakeside Court | WD6 3LD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £568,000 | Terraced | Gateshead Road | WD6 5LW |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Semi-detached | Featherstone Gardens | WD6 2LP |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Elstree Hill North | WD6 3EH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Ayot Path | WD6 5BJ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £992,500 | Semi-detached | Furzehill Road | WD6 2DJ |
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 WD6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haberdashers' Boys' School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 1,429 | WD6 3AF |
| Hertswood Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,144 | WD6 5LG |
| Haberdashers' Girls' School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 1,118 | WD6 3BT |
| Yavneh College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,085 | WD6 1HL |
| Aldenham School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 849 | WD6 3AJ |
| Elstree Screen Arts Academy | Secondary | 14–19 | 524 | WD6 5NN |
| Meryfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | WD6 4PA |
| Yavneh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | WD6 1HL |
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 WD6
259 rated food businesses operate in WD6. 175 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aberford Greek Restaurant, ACA Live, Aga Cake Gluten Free Cake And Bakery, Aldenham School And Day Nursery, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WD6
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WD6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 84% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
40%
Band C
44%
Band D
12%
Band E
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 WD6 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.