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Housing in NW9 5LW

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

Neighbourhood
Colindale West & South
Council
Barnet
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,880 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.1%). Flats make up 58.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NW9 5LWEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced3.4%23%
Purpose-built flat53.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.1% of households in the NW9 5LW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.3% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

NW9 5LW
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38%
16%
England
  • Owned39.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6%1%
  • Private rented38.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NW9 5LWEngland
Owned outright21.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association15%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NW9 5LWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.9%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

NW9 5LWEngland
Living alone, under 6616.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.7%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 5LW (Colindale West & South) (about 1,880 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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