NW2 8AB

Cricklewood · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 8AA 30 m
NW2 8AE 31 m
NW2 8AR 34 m
NW2 8AF 39 m
NW2 8AD 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 8
Latitude
51.571263
Longitude
-0.221168
British National Grid easting
523,375
British National Grid northing
187,320

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barnet · E09000003
Parish or community
E43000193
Output area
E00001079
Lower layer super output area
Barnet 039B · E01000221
Middle layer super output area
Barnet 039 · E02000062

Postcode source versions

Explore NW2

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Flat 10, Ribbon Lane, London, NW2 8AB 28 March 2025 £571,200
8, Flat 34, Ribbon Lane, London, NW2 8AB 20 March 2025 £606,250
8, Flat 22, Ribbon Lane, London, NW2 8AB 12 March 2025 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
109
Secondary
26
  1. Clarion

    Academy converter

    304 m
  2. Mapledown School

    Community special school

    310 m
  3. Claremont Primary School

    Academy converter

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,275
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,672
  • Anti social behaviour 895
  • Shoplifting 791
  • Vehicle crime 632
  • Other theft 522

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

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.

GP practices

80

within 5 km

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    882 m

  • PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE

    8 PENNINE DRIVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW2 1PA

    ODS code E83025

    911 m

  • DR AZIM & PARTNERS

    67 ELLIOT ROAD, HENDON, LONDON, NW4 3EB

    ODS code Y03664

    986 m

  • THE PRACTICE AT 188

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

    ODS code E83027

    1.3 km

  • RAVENSCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83039

    1.4 km

  • THE HODFORD ROAD PRACTICE

    73 HODFORD ROAD, LONDON, NW11 8NH

    ODS code E83649

    1.5 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    1.6 km

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    1.7 km

  • HENDON WAY SURGERY

    215 WEST HENDON BROADWAY, LONDON, NW9 7DG

    ODS code Y03663

    1.7 km

  • THE PHOENIX PRACTICE

    7 BRAMPTON GROVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW4 4AE

    ODS code E83653

    1.8 km

  • DRS ADLER AND ROSENBERG

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

    ODS code E83600

    1.8 km

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    1.9 km

  • PHGH DOCTORS

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

    ODS code E83009

    2.0 km

  • TEMPLE FORTUNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E83622

    2.0 km

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    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

  • NEASDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 TANFIELD AVENUE, NEASDEN, LONDON, NW2 7SA

    ODS code E84665

    2.2 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    2.3 km

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E84012

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 80 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Claremont Way

    BCT · Brent Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Claremont Way

    BCT · Brent Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Mapledown School

    BCT · Brent Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Clitterhouse Road North

    BCT · Cricklewood

    0.2 miles
  • Mapledown School

    BCT · Brent Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnet 039B, 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

4,126 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £565,000 from 23 recorded sales in NW2 8AB. 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

222 open schools are in scope, including 109 primary and 26 secondary schools. Clarion is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,275 published events cover 12 months, averaging 522.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,672 events.

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