West Hendon · Barnet · Hendon constituency · 51.58323, -0.22944
NW4 3XT— West Hendon, Barnet
Location and area intelligence for NW4 3XT, West Hendon, Barnet
The family fortress
Schools 100%Safety 84/100Transport 52/100Low yield 3.21%
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
NW4 3XT
Key facts for NW4 3XT
Full postcodeNW4 3XT
Postcode districtNW4
BoroughLondon Borough of Barnet
WardWest Hendon
Latitude51.583227
Longitude-0.229444
Parliamentary constituencyHendon
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
HighRenters
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low
London Benchmarks
vs London income-2.6% vs London avg vs London crime-95.0% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for NW4 3XT
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Postcode Personality
🚇 Well-Connected🎓 School Smart🌳 Good Parks🔒 Very Safe
“The family fortress”
Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Good · 6 min walk
KS2: 109.4
★★
Secondary
Hendon School
Good · 11 min walk
P8: -0.11A8: 45.2
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
★★
Childcare
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre
Good · 56 min walk
4 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
3.2 incidents per 1,000 residents
Top 5% — safest in London ↑ Rising 66.7%from a low base — still below London average
-20% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences20%
Crime is 95% below London average
Property
Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 6 properties · Confidence: low
LHA rates — Outer North London
Shared room£595/mo
1 bedroom£1150/mo
2 bedrooms£1400/mo
3 bedrooms£1695/mo
4 bedrooms£2200/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield851 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£440,500
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era1930-1949
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
RoofPitched, 150 mm loft insulation
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,898
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
🚇Hendon Central Underground StationNorthern line
2.5 min walk Nearby stations
🚇Hendon Central Underground StationNorthern
3 min walk 🚂HendonNational Rail
9 min walk 🚇Brent Cross Underground StationNorthern
16 min walk 🚇Colindale Underground StationNorthern
25 min walk 🚇Golders Green Underground StationNorthern
34 min walk 🚌7 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 158 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV
Car parks, spaces and charging points
Total spaces (800m)22
Nearest car park114m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock4.5 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Hendon Station Car Park
701m 🅿️Brent Cross Multi-Storey Car Park
716m Connectivity
Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G78%
Broadband providers
BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media
Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood riskAir qualityLOW
NO₂: 23.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³Better than 86% of London Quieter than 70% of London Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 8.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB27% green spaceTree canopy: 34%
More green space than 82% of London Nearest SSSI: Brent Reservoir SSSI — 1.7 km
Energy
Solar: 851 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield850.8 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health
GP, dental and hospital access
CGL BARNET
UNIT 10 BREASY PLACE, 9 BURROUGHS GARDENS, NW4 4AU
5 min walk
Nearest hospitalBMI Hendon Hospital · 1.2 km
Nearest A&EROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 5.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%74.1%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 779 m
11 tennis courts2 swimming pools1 sports halls
Nearby shops
Tesco Express90 m
KWIK STOP FOOD & WINE132 m
Supersave159 m
Costcutter579 m
Nearby cafes
CaféGenic129 m
Costa Express163 m
Andy's Restaurant171 m
Costa180 m
Nearby restaurants
Subway140 m
Wamimichi Noodle Bar226 m
Moyo Nigerian and Japenese Restaurant Hendon461 m
Hello Pizza469 m
Nearby pubs
The Bodhran125 m
Claddagh Ring801 m
The Greyhound907 m
Nearby gyms
Nuffield Health216 m
Fitness Pod732 m
Nearby health
Vivian Avenue Dental Clinic195 m
Food hygiene (5-star)52% of 84
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)188
High street
AHigh street health
Registered businesses
AGY SKILLS DIRECT LIMITED
AH ASSOCIATES 786 LTD
GULF ASSET AND INVESTMENT LIMITED
PERKUNAS LIMITED
STEAM CLEAN YOUR CARPET LIMITED
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent£1,550London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield3.21% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 57% Gentrification score19/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition188
Rental market
Professional renterTenant profile
Future outlook
C
MediumDevelopment pressure
Excellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route13,227m
Crossrail 2 route9,074m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 5/10
Around average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Average deprivation level Rank: 15,599 nationally
2,166
Est. population
11,139/km²
Inner cityHigh densityRenters
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional35%
Routine / semi-routine15%
No car household38%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications14%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)12
Live planning apps (800m)4
Development activitymedium
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)14
Planning apps (3 years)16
CIL rate (residential)£135/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme309 homes · LAND REAR OF, LAND REAR OF, THE BURROUGHS, NW4
Named schemes (500m)
Spencer House, 156-162, Spencer House, 156-162, Station Road, NW4 3TG29 homes
completed220-222, 220-222, Hendon Way, West Hendon, NW4 3NE10 homes
completedLand to north of Graham Lodge, Graham Road, NW4 3DG9 homes
completed121-123, 121-123, Station Road, West Hendon, NW4 4NL9 homes
completed2-4, 2-4, Neeld Crescent, West Hendon, NW4 3RR9 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
MPDavid Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour)
Councillors
Andrea Lesley BilbowLabour
Rishikesh ChakrabortyLabour
Carrie ReinersLabour
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Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
gp1 May
cqc8 May
epc18 Apr
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
broadband18 Apr
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
companies house18 Apr
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
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National Statistics