Colindale North
vs Edgwarebury

Colindale North has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Edgwarebury. Homes in Edgwarebury sold for a median of £630,000, 64% above Colindale North. Colindale North has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 16%).

Colindale North

238 postcodes

Edgwarebury

239 postcodes

Barnet

city average

People

Colindale North has 12,434 residents in 4,508 households; Edgwarebury has 12,110 in 4,000. Edgwarebury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 8 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 14%). Colindale North has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 7.2 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 28%).

12,434Residents (2021)

12,110Residents (2021)

389,344Residents (2021)

4,508Households

4,000Households

148,917Households

22.0%Aged 15–29

17.8%Aged 15–29

18.5%Aged 15–29

7.1%Aged 65 and over

15.1%Aged 65 and over

14.4%Aged 65 and over

27.5%Living alone

20.3%Living alone

28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Colindale North (67%) and semi-detached houses in Edgwarebury (50%). Edgwarebury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 34.9 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 53%). Colindale North has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 3.2 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £385,000 in Colindale North and £630,000 in Edgwarebury, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£385,000Median sale price

£630,000Median sale price

£575,000Median sale price

27.5%Owner-occupied

62.4%Owner-occupied

52.7%Owner-occupied

26.6%Private renting

23.4%Private renting

32.7%Private renting

42.3%Social renting

13.2%Social renting

13.5%Social renting

2.5%Detached houses

16.2%Detached houses

10.1%Detached houses

9.5%Semi-detached houses

49.6%Semi-detached houses

27.5%Semi-detached houses

19.4%Terraced houses

9.8%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

66.9%Flats

21.2%Flats

36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Colindale North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 4.4 percentage points more than Edgwarebury (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Colindale North, and 55 in Edgwarebury. The typical postcode is 313 m from the nearest school in Colindale North and 343 m in Edgwarebury. The typical postcode is 708 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colindale North and 1,507 m in Edgwarebury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 56% of premises in Colindale North and 86% in Edgwarebury.

20.4%Green space within 500 m

16.0%Green space within 500 m

17.7%Green space within 500 m

115Services within 15 min (median)

55Services within 15 min (median)

125Services within 15 min (median)

313 mNearest school (median)

343 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

708 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

27Postcodes in flood risk areas

413Postcodes in flood risk areas

56.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

86.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Colindale North and 73 in Edgwarebury, against 96 across Barnet. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

95Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Colindale North

Colindale North is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 12,434 people in 4,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Barnet median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Barnet average.

Edgwarebury

Edgwarebury is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 12,110 people in 4,000 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £630,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Barnet median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

Colindale North and Edgwarebury next to other wards of Barnet.

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