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Housing in NW9 5BP

What the homes in NW9 5BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burnt Oak & Watling Park
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,780 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.4%). Flats make up 59.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW9 5BPEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11.7%31.5%
Terraced25.3%23%
Purpose-built flat48.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

24.4% of households in the NW9 5BP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 12% own outright and 12.4% with a mortgage.

NW9 5BP
24%
35%
40%
England
  • Owned24.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented34.7%20.5%
  • Social rented40%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 5BPEngland
Owned outright12%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council35.4%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 5BPEngland
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10%
20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (17.3%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

NW9 5BPEngland
Living alone, under 6613.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children7.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.3%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 5BP (Burnt Oak & Watling Park) (about 1,780 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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