N20 8DB postcode in Barnet, England

N20 8DB is a postcode in Barnet, in the Totteridge & Woodside ward. It is in the Chipping Barnet parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Barnet: 80% Typical price £1,165,000 Homes sold in N20 8, last 12 months. ▲ 11.5% on the year before Nearest station Oakleigh Park 2.0 km in a straight line

Where N20 8DB is, and what is near it

Map of N20 8DB and what is near it Map of N20 8DB: its centre point, with the 124 other postcodes in the N20 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. N20 8AA: also in N20 8N20 8AB: also in N20 8N20 8AD: also in N20 8N20 8AE: also in N20 8N20 8AG: also in N20 8N20 8AH: also in N20 8N20 8AJ: also in N20 8N20 8AL: also in N20 8N20 8AN: also in N20 8N20 8AP: also in N20 8N20 8AQ: also in N20 8N20 8AS: also in N20 8N20 8AT: also in N20 8N20 8AU: also in N20 8N20 8AX: also in N20 8N20 8AZ: also in N20 8N20 8BA: also in N20 8N20 8BB: also in N20 8N20 8BD: also in N20 8N20 8BF: also in N20 8N20 8BG: also in N20 8N20 8BP: also in N20 8N20 8BS: also in N20 8N20 8BT: also in N20 8N20 8BU: also in N20 8N20 8BX: also in N20 8N20 8BZ: also in N20 8N20 8DA: also in N20 8N20 8DD: also in N20 8N20 8DE: also in N20 8N20 8DG: also in N20 8N20 8DH: also in N20 8N20 8DJ: also in N20 8N20 8DN: also in N20 8N20 8DU: also in N20 8N20 8DX: also in N20 8N20 8DZ: also in N20 8N20 8EA: also in N20 8N20 8EB: also in N20 8N20 8ED: also in N20 8N20 8EE: also in N20 8N20 8EG: also in N20 8N20 8EH: also in N20 8N20 8EJ: also in N20 8N20 8EL: also in N20 8N20 8EN: also in N20 8N20 8EP: also in N20 8N20 8ER: also in N20 8N20 8ES: also in N20 8N20 8ET: also in N20 8N20 8HA: also in N20 8N20 8HB: also in N20 8N20 8HD: also in N20 8N20 8HE: also in N20 8N20 8HG: also in N20 8N20 8HH: also in N20 8N20 8HJ: also in N20 8N20 8HL: also in N20 8N20 8HN: also in N20 8N20 8HP: also in N20 8N20 8HR: also in N20 8N20 8HS: also in N20 8N20 8HT: also in N20 8N20 8HU: also in N20 8N20 8HX: also in N20 8N20 8HZ: also in N20 8N20 8JG: also in N20 8N20 8JH: also in N20 8N20 8JJ: also in N20 8N20 8JN: also in N20 8N20 8JP: also in N20 8N20 8JS: also in N20 8N20 8JT: also in N20 8N20 8JU: also in N20 8N20 8JX: also in N20 8N20 8JZ: also in N20 8N20 8LA: also in N20 8N20 8LB: also in N20 8N20 8LD: also in N20 8N20 8LL: also in N20 8N20 8LN: also in N20 8N20 8LR: also in N20 8N20 8NG: also in N20 8N20 8NH: also in N20 8N20 8NJ: also in N20 8N20 8NL: also in N20 8N20 8NS: also in N20 8N20 8NX: also in N20 8N20 8PA: also in N20 8N20 8PB: also in N20 8N20 8PD: also in N20 8N20 8PE: also in N20 8N20 8PG: also in N20 8N20 8PH: also in N20 8N20 8PJ: also in N20 8N20 8PN: also in N20 8N20 8PP: also in N20 8N20 8PR: also in N20 8N20 8PS: also in N20 8N20 8PT: also in N20 8N20 8PU: also in N20 8N20 8PX: also in N20 8N20 8PY: also in N20 8N20 8QG: also in N20 8N20 8QH: also in N20 8N20 8QJ: also in N20 8N20 8QL: also in N20 8N20 8QN: also in N20 8N20 8QP: also in N20 8N20 8QQ: also in N20 8N20 8QR: also in N20 8N20 8QS: also in N20 8N20 8QT: also in N20 8N20 8QU: also in N20 8N20 8QX: also in N20 8N20 8QZ: also in N20 8N20 8TL: also in N20 8 New Barnet station 2.7 kmTotteridge & Woodside N20 8DB Map of N20 8DB and what is near it Map of N20 8DB: its centre point, with the 124 other postcodes in the N20 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Totteridge & Woodside N20 8DB
  • N20 8DB
  • Other postcodes in N20 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6271, longitude -0.1895)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after N20 8DB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at N20 8DB?

Every home and business at N20 8DB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Barnet: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Barnet: 99%

The line marks the figure across Barnet.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at N20 8DB?

BinDayBuddy does not read London Borough of Barnet's collection days yet.

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is N20 8DB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include N20 8DB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Barnet

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for N20 8DB: 14,074 properties in Barnet are at high risk (8% of all its properties). All the figures for Barnet

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of N20 8DB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near N20 8DB?

Homes in N20 8 sold for a typical £1,165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, up 11.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£1,165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£1,045,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,700,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £1,085,500 18 sales
  • Terraced Not enough sales to price (2)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole N20 district: a typical £755,000 from 191 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in N20 8DB

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in N20 8DB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near N20 8DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around N20 8DB. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band H. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around N20 8DB

Band D in Barnet for 2026‑27: £2,133. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,659 (band B) to £4,265 (band H); band H, the most common, is £4,265.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,422
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,659
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£1,896
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,133
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,607
Band Fabout 50 (9%)£3,080
Band Gabout 230 (40%)£3,554
Band Habout 260 (45%)£4,265

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 30% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. Withheld 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Barnet before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of N20 8DB is in (ONS area E01000279), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near N20 8DB?

The nearest open schools to N20 8DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near N20 8DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to N20 8DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of N20 8DB is Oakleigh Park Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Oakleigh Park Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • New Barnet Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Totteridge & Whetstone Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 800 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Longland Drive, 326 m away.

More stations near N20 8DB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near N20 8DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of N20 8DB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near N20 8DB?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of N20 8DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Polar Network Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 50 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near N20 8DB?

The nearest to the centre of N20 8DB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to N20 8DB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near N20 8DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of N20 8DB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near N20 8DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of N20 8DB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near N20 8DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of N20 8DB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is N20 8DB in a conservation area?

The centre of N20 8DB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near N20 8DB?

Police.uk records 185 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of N20 8DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences48 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Vehicle crime22 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Other theft16 reports
Other crime13 reports

Also: public order 8, robbery 7, drugs 6, burglary 5, theft from the person 3, criminal damage and arson 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for N20 8DB

Ward
Totteridge & Woodside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnet
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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