Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 12.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for NW2 1EW
Postcode
NW2 1EW
Coordinates
51.5599, -0.2128
Grid reference
TQ239860
Easting
523,986
Northing
186,066
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHQ5P+WV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Barnet
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Barnet
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4170
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4170 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near NW2 1EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near NW2 1EW
Counts are for Cricklewood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY +52%
503417
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
33
YoY stable
402918
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY —
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
38
YoY +280%
38226
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White21.1%
White Brit.20.9%
Other Asian12.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.6%
African6.6%
+ 12 other groups · 31.6%
Religion
Christian42.1%
No religion23.2%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered8.2%
Buddhist2.3%
+ 2 other religions · 4.3%
Age groups
35–4925.9%
25–3418.8%
50–6417.9%
20–248.4%
65–746.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.7%
Households
Other28.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.1%
Any member 66+8.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Barnet
Local Authority
Council AreaFinchley and Golders Green E14001238
Constituency
E14001238Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
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 EnglandNorth Central London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Barnet
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - 93C
Cancer Alliance
North Central London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Barnet 039A E01000141
E01000141MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barnet 039 E02000062
E02000062LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barnet 039A E01000141
E01000141MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barnet 039 E02000062
E02000062Urban: 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
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode NW2 1EW 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: 4170
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000141 and MSOA E02000062 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NW2 1EW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NW2 1EW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 55%
Attainment 8
43.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–17
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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