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Housing in NW4 4HJ

What the homes in NW4 4HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
North Hendon & Sunny Hill
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,148 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.9%). Flats make up 50.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW4 4HJEngland
Detached28.9%22.9%
Semi-detached18.3%31.5%
Terraced2.1%23%
Purpose-built flat30.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.9% of households in the NW4 4HJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

NW4 4HJ
48%
44%
England
  • Owned47.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented44.5%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW4 4HJEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.5%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW4 4HJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.9%). 23% of households include dependent children.

NW4 4HJEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children10.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Barnet

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barnet (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BarnetEngland
All homes£1,949£1,459
One bedroom£1,500£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,858£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,256£1,489
Four or more£3,192£2,161
Detached£3,018£1,640
Semi-detached£2,572£1,449
Terraced£2,231£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,738£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NW4 4HJ (North Hendon & Sunny Hill) (about 2,148 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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