NW2
Outer Postcode Area • 2,611 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for NW2
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for NW2. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés43
- Takeaways19
- Pubs and bars8
- Food shops and supermarkets51
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 directionNear boundary
- Inside an area
- Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
- Listed buildings within 100m
- 1
- Nearest: Grade II MILESTONE SITED OUTSIDE NUMBERS 3 AND 4 GRATTON TERRACE, 82m
- Official record
- Tree preservation zone
- None recorded
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside an Article 4 direction area (Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1): some permitted development rights are removed, so planning permission may be needed.
- Inside the Railway Terraces conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
- 1 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II MILESTONE SITED OUTSIDE NUMBERS 3 AND 4 GRATTON TERRACE, 82m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 2,611 constituent postcodes
2611 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 10 Oct 2026, 20:05.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in NW2.
Is NW2 a good place to live?
NW2 in Barnet scores 48.2/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in NW2?
The NW2 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Barnet, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near NW2?
The NW2 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is NW2?
The NW2 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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