NW2 2LS

Childs Hill · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnet
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 2LU 38 m
NW2 2PX 82 m
NW2 2LT 94 m
NW2 2EH 103 m
NW2 2PY 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 2
Latitude
51.560906
Longitude
-0.202457
British National Grid easting
524,700
British National Grid northing
186,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00000674
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 041B · E01000139
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 041 · E02000064

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
265
Primary
125
Secondary
29
  1. All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2

    Voluntary aided school

    222 m
  2. Childs Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    339 m
  3. St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,622
  • Anti social behaviour 908
  • Vehicle crime 676
  • Other theft 618
  • Shoplifting 535

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NW2 2 residents
7,977

Age bands in NW2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,510 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

968 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.7%

2,706 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.7%

1,905 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

952 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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
2,730
Records since 17 September 2020
769
Latest available record date
8 September 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. 2025/3356/P Date not supplied 562 m away

    Conversion of the existing dwelling to create three dwellings and associated erection of single storey rear extension, alterations to the front and side elevation at ground floor, and erection of a bin store in the front yard , erection of bin store to front yard and bike stores to rear garden. Subdivision of the existing dwelling to create 3no.flats facilitated by a single storey rear extension, the relocation of the main entrance and the provision of landscaping, amenity space, bin storage and cycle spaces.

    579 Finchley Road London NW3 7BS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/2851/P Date not supplied 759 m away

    Use of the third floor loft as a self-contained residential unit (Class C3).

    7 Rosecroft Avenue London Camden NW3 7QA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3297/P Date not supplied 394 m away

    Erection of two additional storeys to create four new residential units (Class C3) and the erection of a lift shaft.

    Mackellar House Burgess Hill London NW2 2DB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3205/P Date not supplied 583 m away

    Enlargement of first floor rear conservatory to residential flat.

    Flat 3 37 Platt's Lane London Camden NW3 7NN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3299/P Date not supplied 949 m away

    Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling including a single storey side/rear extension, the erection of dormer windows to the side and rear roof slope and new rooflights to the front and rear elevations.

    12 Rondu Road London NW2 3HA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3473/P Date not supplied 796 m away

    Erection of a hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer extension, and installation of two rooflights on the front roofslope.

    Flat B 5 Somali Road London NW2 3RN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3713/T Date not supplied 773 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Plum (Prunus spp.) (T2) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Red Robin (S2) - Fell to ground level.

    46 Platt's Lane London NW3 7NT

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/3279/T Date not supplied 981 m away

    (TPO REF: 16H-T76) FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Robinia (T1) - Fell to ground level.

    1 Templewood Avenue London NW3 7UY

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/1698/P Date not supplied 620 m away

    Construction of a basement extension with associated rooflight and lightwell; removal of existing communal bin store and construction of a new communal bin store in rear garden; proposed timber gate in rear garden (southern boundary) to match existing fence.

    Flat 1 18 Platt's Lane London NW3 7NS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/2135/P Date not supplied 803 m away

    Single storey rear ground floor extension

    Flat A, 3 Somali Road London Camden NW2 3RN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/2520/P Date not supplied 898 m away

    Erection of an 13m high telecommunications mast

    Land at Platt's Corner West Heath Road London Hampstead Heath NW3 7UU

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/2519/P Date not supplied 898 m away

    Erection of an 13m high telecommunications mast.

    Land on West Heath Road Hampstead Heath London NW3 7XD

    London Borough of Camden Registered

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.

GP practices

92

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    225 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    805 m

  • THE HODFORD ROAD PRACTICE

    73 HODFORD ROAD, LONDON, NW11 8NH

    ODS code E83649

    931 m

  • PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE

    8 PENNINE DRIVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW2 1PA

    ODS code E83025

    954 m

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83615

    1.1 km

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E84012

    1.2 km

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    1.2 km

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    1.2 km

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    1.2 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83055

    1.3 km

  • RAVENSCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83039

    1.6 km

  • DRS ADLER AND ROSENBERG

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

    ODS code E83600

    1.6 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    1.7 km

  • THE PRACTICE AT 188

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

    ODS code E83027

    1.7 km

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    1.8 km

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    1.9 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    2.3 km

  • PHGH DOCTORS

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

    ODS code E83009

    2.3 km

  • TEMPLE FORTUNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E83622

    2.3 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP HAMPSTEAD

    5 DALEHAM GARDENS, LONDON, NW3 5BY

    ODS code F83633

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 92 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Cricklewood Lane Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Lyndale Avenue Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Hendon Way Child's Hill

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.1 miles
  • Cricklewood Lane Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lyndale Avenue Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 041B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,259 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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

265 open schools are in scope, including 125 primary and 29 secondary schools. All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 526 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,622 events.

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