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Hendon Central

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About

Hendon Central sits in the London Borough of Barnet around the Underground station of the same name. The station is on the Northern line’s Edgware branch and opened in 1923, anchoring a compact town centre of shops, cafés and bus routes. Streets radiate from the station area, where small parades and independents mix with convenience stores and professional services serving local residents and commuters. Public transport links make the area a local interchange rather than a standalone destination.

Housing around Hendon Central includes terraces and interwar semi‑detached streets, with short walks to pockets of green such as Hendon Park. Community facilities include the local library and sports provision, alongside churches and primary schools that serve the immediate neighbourhood. The town centre layout — a transport hub with shops and services clustered close to the station entrance — shapes daily life here, with many weekday trips beginning or ending at the Underground.

Area overview

On average Hendon Central has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 91 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 10.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Hendon Central is £65,463 per year. There are 8 schools in Hendon Central: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). On average most houses in area has average public transport connectivity. Hendon Central is home to around 11,725 people, with a population density of about 8,140.7 per km2.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
91
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
10.1%
Connectivity
5/10

Area Profile

Hendon Central Population
11,725
Population density
8,140.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
30.79(+15%)
Violence and sexual offences
28.91(-7%)
Shoplifting
23.37(+134%)
Vehicle crime
11.94(+27%)
Other theft
10.41(-9%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,455
29.46%
Other White
3,420
29.17%
Other
1,179
10.05%
Indian
778
6.63%
African
667
5.69%
Total population: 11,726

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
4,395
46.29%
No qualifications
1,528
16.09%
Level 3 (A level)
1,362
14.34%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
890
9.37%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
647
6.81%
Total 16+ residents: 9,495

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
2,088
46.37%
Owns outright
915
20.32%
Owns with a mortgage
794
17.63%
Social rents from council
366
8.13%
Other social rented
178
3.95%
Total households: 4,503

Property prices in Hendon Central

Based on 53 recent sales, the median property price is £634,000 in Hendon Central area, with individual transactions ranging from £225,000 up to £3,200,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Hendon Central in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Hendon Central over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached8£1,340,000£6,536
Flats20£390,000£6,402
Semi-Detached14£727,500£5,746
Terraced11£535,000£6,270

10 years median price trend in Hendon Central

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Hendon Central.

All postcodes in Hendon Central

NW43QQ

Brampton Grove

NW42RL

First Avenue

NW43XR

Vivian Avenue

NW41BN

Finchley Lane

NW42BD

Belle Vue Estate

NW43SJ

Prothero Gardens

NW44LA

Church End

NW44QL

Fuller Street

NW43DL

Elliot Road

NW42DY

Brent Street

NW44ES

Hendon

NW42RH

Aprey Gardens

NW41QD

Parson Street

NW41DA

Finchley Lane

NW44LL

Sunny Hill

NW43LY

Hendon Way

NW42ED

Brent Street

NW42TB

Wykeham Road

NW44DU

Church Road

NW44LP

Hendale Avenue

NW44DG

Lodge Road

NW43XU

Alderton Crescent

NW42ZX

Brampton Grove

NW43RR

Neeld Crescent

NW44AE

Brampton Grove

NW41ED

Tenterden Drive

NW44QZ

Church Road

NW42RG

Aprey Gardens

NW44EG

Ravenshurst Avenue

NW42TD

Raleigh Close

NW43DJ

Allington Road

NW42BX

Belle Vue Estate

NW42TA

Raleigh Close

NW42EH

Sydney Grove

NW44DH

Brent Street

NW41BT

Glebe Crescent

NW41WQ

Brampton Grove

NW44HF

The Burroughs

NW44LX

Southfields

NW41DN

Mills Grove

NW42TN

Queens Way

NW42FD

Hendon

NW42EA

Brent Street

NW42AU

Harmony Way

NW43DU

Crespigny Road

NW41RS

Sunny Place

NW42FF

Hendon

NW43UX

Vivian Avenue

NW41HL

Garrick Drive

NW42TH

Queens Road

NW42BJ

Belle Vue Estate

NW43RX

Sevington Road

NW49HN

Hendon

NW44WB

Brampton Grove

NW43NJ

Hendon

NW41BZ

Linfield Close

NW44AH

Brampton Grove

NW42RE

Brent Street

NW41AQ

Finchley Lane

NW43YA

Vivian Avenue

NW44DP

Church Road

NW42DQ

Cowley Place

NW44JN

Greyhound Hill

NW42EL

Sentinel Square

NW44EB

Church Road

NW41TP

Parson Street

NW41SY

Tenterden Grove

NW43BW

Rundell Crescent

NW42HH

Brent Street

NW41DF

Mills Grove

NW41RT

Sunny Gardens Road

NW41DJ

Finchley Lane

NW49LZ

Hendon

NW44EA

Church Road

NW41BX

Finchley Lane

NW42AD

Bell Lane

NW44QN

Prince Of Wales Close

NW41SL

Sunny Gardens Road

NW44QW

Prince Of Wales Close

NW43AS

Central Circus

NW43UY

Vivian Avenue

NW43XD

Vivian Avenue

NW42SY

West View

NW49DA

Brampton Grove

NW41QP

Mulberry Close

NW43SL

Prothero Gardens

NW43XH

Vivian Avenue

NW41BY

Finchley Lane

NW42HG

St Peters Court

NW42HJ

Brent Street

NW41QL

Mulberry Close

NW41SJ

Sunny Gardens Road

NW42HN

The Crest

NW42ST

Wykeham Road

NW41TD

Tenterden Grove

NW43XE

Vivian Avenue

NW42HL

The Crest

NW44LU

Hendale Avenue

NW49LQ

Brampton Grove

NW42HX

Golders Rise

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.