Colindale South · Barnet · Hendon constituency · 51.59484, -0.24792

NW9 4HB— Colindale South, Barnet

Location and area intelligence for NW9 4HB, Colindale South, Barnet

The family fortress

 

Schools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 40/100Low yield 3.30%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

Best for: Families

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
57
Safety
70
Schools
90
Transport
40
Environment
74
Investment
45

The bottom line

NW9 4HB offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime at £562,815 median — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catches: 48 min to victoria — above average for this zone and 16 Japanese knotweed sites within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

NW9 4HB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
HighRenters
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+8.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+100.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for NW9 4HB

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How NW9 4HB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Colindale Primary School

Not yet inspected · 9 min walk

KS2: 106.1

★★

Secondary

Saracens High School

Good · Inspected May 2022 · 8 min walk

P8: +0.42A8: 55.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 8 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★

Childcare

Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre

Good · 69 min walk

3 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

129.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+109% vs borough

Crime by type

Other34%
Violence & sexual offences22%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Burglary7%
Theft6%
Drug offences5%
Vehicle crime5%
Robbery2%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Hendon Fire Station · 1.5km

Crime is +100% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

£562,815

Median sale price

Above London median by 8%

£562,815 is 8% above the London median (£520,000)

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

Sales (24 months)53
New build100.0%
Avg flat£562,815
Price per m²£9,151/m²
Price per ft²£850/ft²
Avg floor area61.5 m²

EPC breakdown

B
99%

Based on 99 properties · Confidence: high

Street mix

Flat 100%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£15,641
First-time buyerFTB
£6,891
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£32,525

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

£2,815/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield851 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableNo
EPC upgrade costMinimal
Rebuild cost estimate£153,750
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era2022
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.17 W/m²K
Roof(other premises above)
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,898
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £350k–£400k · P75: £500k–£600k · 53 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 53 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2020s

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Current market2025–2025£563k£563k+0%53

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

75out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Buyer's Market

Favours buyers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Sales Volume75

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Colindale Underground StationNorthern line
1.8 min walk
Hendon

Nearby stations

Colindale Underground StationNorthern
2 min walk
Burnt Oak Underground StationNorthern
18 min walk
HendonNational Rail
22 min walk
Hendon Central Underground StationNorthern
25 min walk
Kingsbury Underground StationJubilee
30 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

45

Walkability score

128

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge55 min ↑
Victoria ★48 min
Waterloo50 min ↑
Canary Wharf60 min ↑
City52 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

63

Car parks (800m)

10

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park152m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock5.7 km

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 21.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³
Better than 89% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 10.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB43% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
More green space than 93% of London

Nearest SSSI: Brent Reservoir SSSI — 2.6 km

Energy

Solar: 851 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: Not suitableEPC upgrade: Minimal

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,510 hrs/yr

Sunshine

615 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.4°C

Summer avg

2.8°C

Winter avg

Solar yield850.8 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableNo
EPC upgrade costMinimal

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

PROCARE PHARMACY

UNIT 1, 156 COLINDALE AVENUE, NW9 5HE

2 min walk

69%

Recommend GP

69%

Overall GP experience

5

GPs within 1km

7

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalBMI Hendon Hospital · 1.6 km
Nearest A&ELONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST · 5.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.2%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

215

Parks (1km)

4

Restaurants (800m)

2

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

2

Gyms (1km)

6

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: The Beaufort (402 m)

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 145 m
2 tennis courts2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
941 licensed premises in borough130 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

866m

Post office

Nearby shops

Wenzel's161 m
Sainsbury's Local319 m
Victoria Food & Wine786 m
Q S News796 m

Nearby cafes

Costa186 m
DelisquareD379 m
Home Store Cafe570 m
The Sunderland Café616 m

Nearby restaurants

Taco Bell202 m
Jun Ming Xuan345 m
Diprinci351 m
Chicken Land461 m

Nearby pubs

The Beaufort402 m
Chandos Arms549 m
Hind and Hart835 m
The Moon Under Water848 m

Nearby gyms

PureGym - London Colindale192 m
Park View healthclubs331 m
The Gym703 m
Hurricane Room Colindale746 m

Nearby pharmacies

McParland Pharmacy318 m
ProCare Pharmacy763 m
Alpha Pharmacy887 m

Nearby health

GP Private440 m
The Park Clinic456 m
Food hygiene (5-star)41% of 46

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
3
New (last 12 months)
1
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
3
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
188

High street

E

High street health

Registered businesses

EJEX LTD
SIESTA STUDIO LTD
ZINONI LTD

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

45

Investment score

Moderate

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,550London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.3% (average)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 55%
Gentrification score12/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition188
Sales last 12 months1

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+10.7%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

8/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

39.4

Price growth score

D
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

High investment qualityActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route15,045m
Crossrail 2 route10,891m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 2/10

Most deprived areas

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Among London's most deprived areas

Rank: 5,795 nationally

1,786

Est. population

14,984/km²

56%

Employed

38%

Degree educated

6.7%

Claimant rate

SuburbanHigh densityRenters

21

Community stability

Age profile

22%
31%
29%
13%
Under 1822%
18–3431%
35–4929%
50–6414%
65+5%

Tenure

66%
Own outright12%
Own (mortgage)13%
Private rent66%
Social rent9%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

14%
33%
24%
White British14%
White Other33%
Asian24%
Black13%
Mixed5%
Other12%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional22%
Routine / semi-routine19%
No car household47%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications24%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent66%
Social rent9%

vs. London

Price vs London+8.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
4
Live planning apps (800m)
6
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
4
Planning apps (3 years)
8
Local approval rate
75%
Borough approval rate
66%
Opportunity area
Colindale/Burnt Oak
CIL rate (residential)
£135/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
16
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£1.4bn
Est. completion
2032

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
11
Largest scheme
2900 homes · Peel Centre,Peel Drive, Colindale, London, NW9 5JE, NW9 5JE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Colindale Gardens (Formerly Peel Centre) Aerodrome Road Colindale London NW9 5JE428 homes
completed
British Library Newspapers, 130, British Library Newspapers, 130, Colindale Avenue, Colindale, NW9 5HE395 homes
completed
Phase 3 Fmr College within the Colindale Hospital Site, Phase 3 Fmr College within the Colindale Hospital Site, Colindale Avenue, Colindale, NW9 5DZ157 homes
completed
FORMER CPHL SITE, 175, FORMER CPHL SITE, 175, COLINDALE AVENUE, NW9123 homes
completed
Brent Works, 120, Brent Works, 120, Colindale Avenue, London,, NW9 5HD104 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
12.3%
Ward turnout
30%
Election year
2026
MP
David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour)
MP majority
15
Constituency
Hendon

Councillors

Humayune KhalickLabour
Gill SargeantLabour
Nagus NarenthiraLabour

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Stamp duty on median price (£562,815)

£15,641

Standard buyer

£6,891

First-time buyer

Save £8,750

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Key facts for NW9 4HB

Full postcodeNW9 4HB
Postcode districtNW9
BoroughLondon Borough of Barnet
WardColindale South
Latitude51.594844
Longitude-0.247920
Parliamentary constituencyHendon
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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