NW4 postcode area · Barnet
The NW4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnet. Area Scores range from 12 to 55 across them. Every full NW4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The NW4 district contains both ends of the scale: Copthall & Downage at 55 out of 100 (#3,055 of 6,856 in England) against Brent Cross & Staples Corner at 13, a 43-point gap between neighbouring areas. 2 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £405,000 in Colindale West & South to £1,422,500 in Golders Green South — a 3.5× gap within the NW4 district.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the NW4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copthall & DownageBarnet | 3,055 | 55 | £622,500 |
| Golders Green SouthBarnet | 3,151 | 54 | £1,422,500 |
| Colindale EastBarnet | 3,268 | 52 | £430,000 |
| North Hendon & Sunny HillBarnet | 4,145 | 40 | £455,000 |
| Hendon CentralBarnet | 4,337 | 37 | £525,000 |
| Colindale West & SouthBarnet | 4,502 | 34 | £405,000 |
| Hendon ParkBarnet | 4,522 | 34 | £735,000 |
| West HendonBarnet | 4,865 | 29 | £500,000 |
| Brent Cross & Staples CornerBarnet | 5,976 | 13 | £562,600 |
People living in NW4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 34% · No religion 17% · Jewish 16%
Born outside the UK: 53%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in NW4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NW4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around NW4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.