N2 8BU

East Finchley · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnet
Postcode district
N2
Postcode sector
N2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N2 0NJ 25 m
N2 0ND 61 m
N2 8BS 70 m
N2 0NB 74 m
N2 0NH 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N2 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N2
Postcode sector
N2 8
Latitude
51.590072
Longitude
-0.169546
British National Grid easting
526,900
British National Grid northing
189,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00000874
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 029C · E01000180
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 029 · E02000052

Postcode source versions

Explore N2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
224
Primary
118
Secondary
32
  1. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    145 m
  2. The Archer Academy

    Free schools

    162 m
  3. Martin Primary School

    Community school

    539 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 719
  • Vehicle crime 526
  • Anti social behaviour 466
  • Burglary 232
  • Other theft 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N2 8 residents
6,602

Age bands in N2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,022 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

645 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

2,050 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,450 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

827 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

72

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    54 LEOPOLD ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY, LONDON, N2 8BG

    ODS code Y00316

    331 m

  • EAST FINCHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    39 BARONSMERE ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY, LONDON, N2 9QD

    ODS code E83050

    512 m

  • HEATHFIELDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LYTTELTON ROAD, FINCHLEY, BARNET, LONDON, N2 0EQ

    ODS code E83008

    890 m

  • ROSEMARY SURGERY

    2 ROSEMARY AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2QN

    ODS code E83639

    1.3 km

  • SQUIRES LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 SQUIRES LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2AU

    ODS code E83007

    1.4 km

  • THE MOUNTFIELD SURGERY

    55 MOUNTFIELD ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 3NR

    ODS code E83638

    1.8 km

  • RUTLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    40 COLNEY HATCH LANE, LONDON, N10 1DU

    ODS code F85688

    1.8 km

  • HIGHGATE GROUP PRACTICE

    44 NORTH HILL, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N6 4QA

    ODS code F85014

    1.9 km

  • COLNEY HATCH LANE SURGERY

    192 COLNEY HATCH LANE, MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, N10 1ET

    ODS code E83034

    1.9 km

  • LICHFIELD GROVE SURGERY

    64 LICHFIELD GROVE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JP

    ODS code E83005

    2.0 km

  • THE MUSWELL HILL PRACTICE

    54 MUSWELL HILL, LONDON, N10 3ST

    ODS code F85063

    2.0 km

  • SUPREME MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUPREME HOUSE, 300 REGENTS PARK ROAD, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 2JX

    ODS code E83026

    2.1 km

  • PHGH DOCTORS

    TEMPLE FORTUNE HEALTH CENTRE, 23 TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, GOLDERS GREEN, LONDON, NW11 7TE

    ODS code E83009

    2.2 km

  • TEMPLE FORTUNE MEDICAL GROUP

    THE TEMPLE FORTUNE HEALTH CENTRE, 23 TEMPLE FORTUNE LANE, LONDON, NW11 7TE

    ODS code E83622

    2.2 km

  • WENTWORTH GROUP PRACTICE - FINCHLEY

    38 WENTWORTH AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N3 1YL

    ODS code E83035

    2.3 km

  • THE ALEXANDRA SURGERY

    125 ALEXANDRA PARK ROAD, WOOD GREEN, LONDON, N22 7UN

    ODS code F85675

    2.5 km

  • DRS ADLER AND ROSENBERG

    682 FINCHLEY ROAD, GOLDERS GREEN, LONDON, NW11 7NP

    ODS code E83600

    2.5 km

  • HOMELESS ACTION IN BARNET

    36B WOODHOUSE ROAD, NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 0RG

    ODS code E83666

    2.5 km

  • BARNET FEDERATED GPS LIMITED

    311 BALLARDS LANE, FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 8LY

    ODS code Y05258

    2.6 km

  • FRIERN BARNET MEDICAL CENTRE

    15-16 ST JOHNS VILLAS, FRIERN BARNET ROAD, LONDON, N11 3BU

    ODS code E83045

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Abbots Gardens

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Stanley Road (N2)

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.1 miles
  • Trinity Avenue

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles
  • Trinity Avenue

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles
  • Kitchener Road

    BCT · East Finchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 029C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,873 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

224 open schools are in scope, including 118 primary and 32 secondary schools. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 145 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 719 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.