Barnet Local Information
Practical local information for Barnet: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Barnet Christmas Bin Collections: What Moves and When
Barnet moved five bin days last Christmas, some to a Saturday. Last year's full table, the garden waste pause, tree collections and when 2026 dates land.
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Barnet School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
Barnet schools break for October half term on 26 October and for Christmas on 18 December 2026. Every 2026/27 date, plus three big schools that differ.
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Barnet Tip Opening Times: Summers Lane, 9am to 4pm Daily
Summers Lane tip in North Finchley opens 9am to 4pm every day, gates shut 3.45pm. No booking for cars; vans must book. Closed only 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan.
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Barnet Christmas Travel: Tube, Thameslink and Last Trains
No Tube, bus or Thameslink on Christmas Day. Last year Thameslink also ran nothing on Boxing Day and wound down by 9pm on Christmas Eve. 2026 plans due in Dec.
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Barnet Roadworks: M1 Shut 4 Nights, Sussex Ring to 12 Oct
M1 northbound shuts J1 to J5 from 10pm Monday to Thursday. Sussex Ring stays closed to 12 October, and new yellow lines reach ten Barnet streets on Wednesday.
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Barnet House Prices 2026: £600,560 Average, Down 4.9%
The average Barnet home sold for £600,560 in July 2026, down 4.9% in a year (Land Registry). Flats down 7%, prices by type, and Britain's priciest street.
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Barnet to London Trains & Tube: Times, 2026 Fares, Last Trains
High Barnet to Bank takes 37 minutes, Mill Hill Broadway to St Pancras 19. Every Barnet route into London with 2026 fares, caps and the last trains home.
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Things to Do in Barnet in 2026: Free Museums, Farms & Walks
The best things to do in Barnet, all checked in 2026: the free RAF Museum and Barnet Museum, Belmont farm, Saracens rugby, the Welsh Harp and a 1471 battlefield.
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Barnet Planning News: City Hall Forces Through 1,768 Homes
Barnet planning now: City Hall approved 1,768 homes the council refused, Edgware's 3,365-home Broadwalk scheme is cleared, and a new Local Plan is due in 2028.
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Barnet Bin Collection Days: Out by 6am, Crews Until 5pm
The green bin runs fortnightly on a Saturday with a six week winter pause, and 2026/27 costs £103.80 from 2 May. Plus your own day by postcode, out by 6am.
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Parking in Barnet: Car Parks, Tariffs, CPZs and Permits
Parking in Barnet: council car park tariffs in High Barnet, North Finchley and Hendon, the free car parks, CPZ rules, permit prices and PCN charges.
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Barnet Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,421.73 to £4,265.20
Band A is £1,421.73 and Band H £4,265.20, with Band D at £2,132.60. Barnet has no parish precepts, so every home in the same band pays the same.
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Barnet Planning Search: Portal Links and 21 Days to Object
Search Barnet planning applications by postcode on Public Access, free and no login needed. Direct links to the weekly list, appeals, enforcement and building control.
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Barnet Roadworks: M1 Shut 4 Nights, Sussex Ring to 12 Oct
M1 northbound shuts J1 to J5 from 10pm Monday to Thursday. Sussex Ring stays closed to 12 October, and new yellow lines reach ten Barnet streets on Wednesday.
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Barnet House Prices 2026: £600,560 Average, Down 4.9%
The average Barnet home sold for £600,560 in July 2026, down 4.9% in a year (Land Registry). Flats down 7%, prices by type, and Britain's priciest street.
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Barnet to London Trains & Tube: Times, 2026 Fares, Last Trains
High Barnet to Bank takes 37 minutes, Mill Hill Broadway to St Pancras 19. Every Barnet route into London with 2026 fares, caps and the last trains home.
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Things to Do in Barnet in 2026: Free Museums, Farms & Walks
The best things to do in Barnet, all checked in 2026: the free RAF Museum and Barnet Museum, Belmont farm, Saracens rugby, the Welsh Harp and a 1471 battlefield.
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Barnet Planning News: City Hall Forces Through 1,768 Homes
Barnet planning now: City Hall approved 1,768 homes the council refused, Edgware's 3,365-home Broadwalk scheme is cleared, and a new Local Plan is due in 2028.
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Barnet Bin Collection Days: Out by 6am, Crews Until 5pm
The green bin runs fortnightly on a Saturday with a six week winter pause, and 2026/27 costs £103.80 from 2 May. Plus your own day by postcode, out by 6am.
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Parking in Barnet: Car Parks, Tariffs, CPZs and Permits
Parking in Barnet: council car park tariffs in High Barnet, North Finchley and Hendon, the free car parks, CPZ rules, permit prices and PCN charges.
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Barnet Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,421.73 to £4,265.20
Band A is £1,421.73 and Band H £4,265.20, with Band D at £2,132.60. Barnet has no parish precepts, so every home in the same band pays the same.
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Barnet Planning Search: Portal Links and 21 Days to Object
Search Barnet planning applications by postcode on Public Access, free and no login needed. Direct links to the weekly list, appeals, enforcement and building control.