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NW2 1BU

Cricklewood · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cricklewood
Local authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 1PY 48 m
NW2 1PX 49 m
NW2 1PU 83 m
NW2 1BW 86 m
NW2 1NG 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 1
Latitude
51.563700
Longitude
-0.215245
British National Grid easting
523,806
British National Grid northing
186,489

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Electoral ward
Cricklewood · E05013634
Parish or community
E43000193
Westminster constituency
Finchley and Golders Green · E14001238
Output area
E00001090
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 039C · E01000223
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 039 · E02000062

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
244
Primary
114
Secondary
30

  1. Claremont Primary School

    Academy converter

    278 m

  2. St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    483 m

  3. Childs Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,837
  • Shoplifting 1,051
  • Anti social behaviour 989
  • Vehicle crime 683
  • Other theft 637

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
NW2 1 residents
9,521

Age bands in NW2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,808 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,181 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.1%

2,859 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,331 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,026 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
59
Records since 17 September 2020
21
Latest available record date
22 July 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/2110/P Decision dated 22 July 2025 953 m away

    Application for approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout, scale, pertaining to the demolition of existing buildings and the comprehensive phased redevelopment of the site for a mix of uses including 1,049 residential units (Use Class C3), 1,200 sqm of flexible commercial and community floorspace (Class E) in four blocks ranging from 9 to 18 storeys, along with car and cycle parking landscaping and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission referenced: 20/3564/OUT, as amended, and the discharges of planning conditions 1, 27 and 28.

    B&Q Broadway Retail Park Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1ES

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  2. 2025/1125/P Decision dated 7 May 2025 982 m away

    Replacement of existing wooden balcony and staircase to rear elevation with metal balcony and spiral staircase, including privacy screening along the western boundary (retrospective).

    Flat B 24 Ebbsfleet Road London NW2 3NA

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  3. 2024/2028/P Decision dated 6 February 2025 917 m away

    Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension.

    14 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  4. 2024/4968/P Decision dated 28 January 2025 959 m away

    Erection of a single storey infill side extension with four rooflights

    32 Richborough Road London NW2 3LX

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  5. 2024/2026/P Decision dated 23 December 2024 917 m away

    Erection of single storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 2.9m.

    14 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Prior Approval Required - Approval Given
  6. 2024/4969/P Decision dated 18 November 2024 959 m away

    Hip to gable extension, rear dormer with juliette balcony and 3 x rooflight in front roofslope

    32 Richborough Road London NW2 3LX

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2024/2027/P Decision dated 4 July 2024 917 m away

    Erection of hip to gable roof extension with full width rear dormer and insertion of 3 x front roof lights to the front roof slope

    14 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2024/0564/P Decision dated 10 May 2024 997 m away

    Erection of single-storey ground floor wrap around rear extension; replacement of all windows and doors with double-glazed timber framed units; installation of cycle storage enclosures to front and rear gardens.

    17-19 Ebbsfleet Road London NW2 3NB

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2022/5013/P Decision dated 26 June 2023 945 m away

    Erection of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension to flats 3 and 4.

    2 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  10. 2022/5433/P Decision dated 4 May 2023 931 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission reference 2021/3707/P dated 18/02/22 for erection of wrap-around rear extension as approved under reference 2020/5391/P dated 08/07/2021 and conversion of dwelling house in 3 x self-contained residential units namely to remove bin and cycle storage due to space restrictions at site.

    10 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  11. 2022/5434/P Decision dated 4 May 2023 931 m away

    Details to discharge Condition 3 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission reference 2021/3707/P dated 18/02/22 for erection of wrap-around rear extension as approved under reference 2020/5391/P dated 08/07/2021 and conversion of dwelling house in 3 x self-contained residential units namely to not place a cycle storage at the front due to space restrictions at the site.

    10 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  12. 2023/1022/P Decision dated 25 April 2023 973 m away

    Erection of single storey rear extension measuring 6m deep and 3m high to the eaves.

    80 Westcroft Close London NW2 2RS

    London Borough of Camden Prior Approval not required

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

NHS ODS

GP practices

89

within 5 km

  • PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE

    8 PENNINE DRIVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW2 1PA

    ODS code E83025

    698 m

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    726 m

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    838 m

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    873 m

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    989 m

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    1.1 km

  • THE HODFORD ROAD PRACTICE

    73 HODFORD ROAD, LONDON, NW11 8NH

    ODS code E83649

    1.3 km

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    WINDMILL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 65 SHOOT UP HILL, LONDON, NW2 3PS

    ODS code E84012

    1.4 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    1.5 km

  • RAVENSCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    166-168 GOLDERS GREEN ROAD, GOLDERS GREEN, LONDON, NW11 8BB

    ODS code E83039

    1.6 km

  • THE PRACTICE AT 188

    188 GOLDERS GREEN ROAD, GOLDERS GREEN, LONDON, NW11 9AY

    ODS code E83027

    1.6 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    1.6 km

  • DRS ADLER AND ROSENBERG

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

    ODS code E83600

    1.8 km

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

    1 CHOLMLEY GARDENS, MILL LANE, LONDON, NW6 1AE

    ODS code F83615

    1.9 km

  • DR AZIM & PARTNERS

    67 ELLIOT ROAD, HENDON, LONDON, NW4 3EB

    ODS code Y03664

    1.9 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOLENT ROAD HEALTH CLINIC, 9 SOLENT ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1TP

    ODS code F83055

    2.0 km

  • GLADSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 DOLLIS HILL LANE, LONDON, NW2 6JH

    ODS code E84036

    2.2 km

  • ST. GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK HILL HOUSE, 9 DOLLIS HILL LANE, LONDON, NW2 6JH

    ODS code E84704

    2.2 km

  • THE WILLESDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    144-150 HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 2PT

    ODS code E84021

    2.2 km

  • NEASDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 TANFIELD AVENUE, NEASDEN, LONDON, NW2 7SA

    ODS code E84665

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 89 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pennine Drive

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine Drive

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.0 miles

  • Pennine Drive / Claremont Road

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.1 miles

  • Caney Mews

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.1 miles

  • Somerton Road

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 039C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,458 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

244 open schools are in scope, including 114 primary and 30 secondary schools. Claremont Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 592.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,837 events.

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