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Housing in NW9 5HW

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

Neighbourhood
Colindale West & South
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,944 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (84.5%). Flats make up 90.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW9 5HWEngland
Detached1%22.9%
Semi-detached3.6%31.5%
Terraced4.8%23%
Purpose-built flat84.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.1% of households in the NW9 5HW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.3% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.

NW9 5HW
33%
57%
England
  • Owned33.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented56.6%20.5%
  • Social rented10.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 5HWEngland
Owned outright6.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent54.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 5HWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.9%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

NW9 5HWEngland
Living alone, under 6627.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over1.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.1%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 5HW (Colindale West & South) (about 1,944 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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