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Housing in NW9 4EY

What the homes in NW9 4EY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Colindale East
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,079 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.5%). Flats make up 85.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW9 4EYEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached6.2%31.5%
Terraced7.5%23%
Purpose-built flat80.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.2% of households in the NW9 4EY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.4% own outright and 38.8% with a mortgage.

NW9 4EY
50%
40%
England
  • Owned50.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.9%1%
  • Private rented39.7%20.5%
  • Social rented3.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 4EYEngland
Owned outright11.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 4EYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.2%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

NW9 4EYEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.1%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 NW9 4EY (Colindale East) (about 2,079 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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