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Housing in NW9 5JS

What the homes in NW9 5JS 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
1,957 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 43.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NW9 5JSEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced8.6%23%
Purpose-built flat40.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.4% of households in the NW9 5JS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.6% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

NW9 5JS
46%
36%
14%
England
  • Owned46.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented14%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 5JSEngland
Owned outright26.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 5JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (19.7%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

NW9 5JSEngland
Living alone, under 6614.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children9.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.7%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 5JS (Burnt Oak & Watling Park) (about 1,957 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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