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Barnet
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any EN, HA and WD postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Barnet
- 8planning applications this week
- 169.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 172.9p
- 2hygiene scores this month
- 2,815local businesses listed
- 13food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Loft conversion at 82 Lyonsdown Road Barnet
Construction of a new flat roof following removal of an existing left hand side pitched roof (Stage 1). Alterations and extensions to roof including two partial hip to gables and rear dormer roof extensions and 3no. front facing roof lights (Stage 2).
82 Lyonsdown Road Barnet EN5 1JL -
Rear extension at 28 Fordham Road Barnet
Single storey rear extension with 2no. rooflights and new patio with access steps following demolition of the existing conservatory
28 Fordham Road Barnet EN4 9AQ
Barnet in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
2,700crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£560kmiddle price, 189 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
66applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
2hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
41roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
169.7pcheapest unleadedat Deansbrook Garage · most around 172.9p · dearest 195.9p · 12 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Street reports
32street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
39schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
Charities
430charities based in BarnetEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
Pick your area
12 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory2,815 shops, trades and services across Barnet, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any EN, HA and WD postcode in Barnet, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Barnet too.