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Housing in NW7 3HU

What the homes in NW7 3HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Edgware East
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,083 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.3%). Flats make up 47.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW7 3HUEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22.2%31.5%
Terraced26.4%23%
Purpose-built flat46.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32% of households in the NW7 3HU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

NW7 3HU
32%
37%
27%
England
  • Owned32%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented37.4%20.5%
  • Social rented27.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW7 3HUEngland
Owned outright11.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council16.2%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW7 3HUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 34.2% of households include dependent children.

NW7 3HUEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children7.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.6%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 NW7 3HU (Edgware East) (about 2,083 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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