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Colindale North
vs Hendon

Hendon has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Colindale North. Homes in Hendon sold for a median of £597,500, 55% above Colindale North. Colindale North has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Barnet with Colindale North highlighted
Colindale North
238 postcodes
Map of Barnet with Hendon highlighted
Hendon
467 postcodes
Map of Barnet
Barnet
city average

People

Colindale North has 12,434 residents in 4,508 households; Hendon has 21,980 in 8,273. Hendon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 4.9 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 14%). Hendon has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.5 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 28%).

12,434Residents (2021)
21,980Residents (2021)
389,344Residents (2021)
4,508Households
8,273Households
148,917Households
22.0%Aged 15–29
23.1%Aged 15–29
18.5%Aged 15–29
7.1%Aged 65 and over
12.0%Aged 65 and over
14.4%Aged 65 and over
27.5%Living alone
30.0%Living alone
28.0%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 67% of homes in Colindale North and 45% in Hendon. Hendon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 15.1 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 53%). Hendon has the higher share of private renting: 47%, 20.6 percentage points more than Colindale North (Barnet: 33%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £385,000 in Colindale North and £597,500 in Hendon, against £575,000 across Barnet.

£385,000Median sale price
£597,500Median sale price
£575,000Median sale price
27.5%Owner-occupied
42.6%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
26.6%Private renting
47.2%Private renting
32.7%Private renting
42.3%Social renting
9.8%Social renting
13.5%Social renting
2.5%Detached houses
12.8%Detached houses
10.1%Detached houses
9.5%Semi-detached houses
20.3%Semi-detached houses
27.5%Semi-detached houses
19.4%Terraced houses
6.8%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
66.9%Flats
44.5%Flats
36.6%Flats

Surroundings

Colindale North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 3.3 percentage points more than Hendon (Barnet: 18%). A typical postcode has 115 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Colindale North, and 116 in Hendon. The typical postcode is 313 m from the nearest school in Colindale North and 263 m in Hendon. The typical postcode is 708 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colindale North and 806 m in Hendon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 56% of premises in Colindale North and 80% in Hendon.

20.4%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
115Services within 15 min (median)
116Services within 15 min (median)
125Services within 15 min (median)
313 mNearest school (median)
263 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
708 mNearest tram or rail (median)
806 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
413Postcodes in flood risk areas
56.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.9%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 119 in Hendon, 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
119Recorded 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.

Hendon

Hendon is one of 24 wards in Barnet, home to 21,980 people in 8,273 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £597,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Barnet median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Barnet average.

More comparisons.

Colindale North and Hendon next to other wards of Barnet.

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