NW2 2LU

Childs Hill · Barnet · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Barnet
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 2LT 69 m
NW2 2PX 72 m
NW2 2PY 72 m
NW2 2QD 115 m
NW2 2TA 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 2LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 2
Latitude
51.561042
Longitude
-0.201947
British National Grid easting
524,735
British National Grid northing
186,216

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

Explore NW2

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hocroft Court, Flat 6, Hendon Way, London, NW2 2LU 9 August 2024 £547,500
Hocroft Court, Flat 11, Hendon Way, London, NW2 2LU 27 February 2024 £450,000
Hocroft Court, Flat 3, Hendon Way, London, NW2 2LU 31 August 2023 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
264
Primary
125
Secondary
29
  1. All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2

    Voluntary aided school

    185 m
  2. Childs Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    366 m
  3. St Luke's Church of England School

    Free schools

    615 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,285
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,613
  • Anti social behaviour 899
  • Vehicle crime 683
  • Other theft 617
  • Shoplifting 534

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

21 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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
2,843
Records since 17 September 2020
814
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 545 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 725 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 377 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 552 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 982 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 818 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 737 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 949 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 590 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 824 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 861 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 861 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

93

within 5 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    260 m

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    801 m

  • THE HODFORD ROAD PRACTICE

    73 HODFORD ROAD, LONDON, NW11 8NH

    ODS code E83649

    909 m

  • PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE

    8 PENNINE DRIVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW2 1PA

    ODS code E83025

    957 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

    1.3 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

    2.0 km

  • KEATS GROUP PRACTICE

    1B DOWNSHIRE HILL, LONDON, NW3 1NR

    ODS code F83623

    2.2 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 93 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cricklewood Lane Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lyndale Avenue Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lyndale Avenue Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Cricklewood Lane Child's Hill

    BCT · Childs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Hendon Way Child's Hill

    BCT · Cricklewood

    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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
18
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

Property market

The five-year median is £475,000 from 4 recorded sales in NW2 2LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Barnet is £603,753 in June 2026, down 2.9% year on year.

Schools

264 open schools are in scope, including 125 primary and 29 secondary schools. All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,285 published events cover 12 months, averaging 523.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,613 events.

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