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N2 postcode area · Barnet

The N2 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet, Haringey. Area Scores range from 41 to 81 across them. Every full N2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the N2 district's neighbourhoods is Hampstead Garden Suburb (81 out of 100, #1,294 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Fallow Corner (41). 3 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £540,000 in Fallow Corner to £1,670,000 in Hampstead Garden Suburb — a 3.1× gap within the N2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnet and Haringey — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£60,752a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied55%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the N2 district

£647,000median home sold over the past year · -14.0% over 5 years · -19.1% over the year · 240 sales
Detached£2,900,000
Semi-detached£1,600,000
Terraced£885,000
Flat£406,250
Barnet£575,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hampstead Garden SuburbBarnet 1,29481 £1,670,000
Highgate WoodHaringey 1,96571 £720,000
Fortis Green & ColdfallHaringey 2,06870 £852,000
East FinchleyBarnet 2,89158 £547,500
Fallow CornerBarnet 4,03641 £540,000

People living in N2 Census 2021

Residents43,616
Median age (est.)39
Density4,466per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above60%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 16%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional17%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 13%Black: 6%Mixed: 7%Other: 8%
White 67%Asian 13%Black 6%Mixed 7%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 32% · No religion 31% · Jewish 16%

Born outside the UK: 37%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in N2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the N2 district.

Highgate

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around N2.

N10 N6 N3 N12 N8 NW11 N11 N19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.