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

Typical net household income£51,403a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime102per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied43%

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

£545,000median home sold over the past year · +1.9% over 5 years · -8.4% over the year · 220 sales
Detached£1,140,000
Semi-detached£780,000
Terraced£625,000
Flat£375,000
Barnet£575,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Copthall & DownageBarnet 3,05555 £622,500
Golders Green SouthBarnet 3,15154 £1,422,500
Colindale EastBarnet 3,26852 £430,000
North Hendon & Sunny HillBarnet 4,14540 £455,000
Hendon CentralBarnet 4,33737 £525,000
Colindale West & SouthBarnet 4,50234 £405,000
Hendon ParkBarnet 4,52234 £735,000
West HendonBarnet 4,86529 £500,000
Brent Cross & Staples CornerBarnet 5,97613 £562,600

People living in NW4 Census 2021

Residents83,861
Median age (est.)36
Density5,869per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above49%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 36%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 13%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 23%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 12%
White 52%Asian 23%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 12%

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.