Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5606
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5606 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near NW2 1BU
Crime trends · near NW2 1BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
50
YoY +79%
ASB
28
YoY -22%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -50%
Burglary
5
YoY -17%
Criminal damage
7
YoY -42%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
135
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,029
White Brit.20.8%
Other White18.6%
Other ethnic group: Arab12.7%
African11.1%
Other Asian9.2%
+ 10 other groups · 27.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,030
Christian42.4%
Muslim30.4%
No religion15.9%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,033
35–4922.9%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.3%
10–159.9%
5–98.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Total households: 746
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Barnet
Local Authority
Council Area
Finchley and Golders Green E14001238
Constituency
E14001238
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cricklewood
Constituency code
E14001238
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Barnet, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Barnet
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
North Central London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Barnet
Sub ICB Location
NHS North Central London ICB - 93C
Cancer Alliance
North Central London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Barnet 039C E01000223
E01000223
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barnet 039 E02000062
E02000062
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barnet 039C E01000223
E01000223
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barnet 039 E02000062
E02000062
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NW2 1BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 5606
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000223 and MSOA E02000062 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NW2 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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