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NW4 Hendon — Family Area Report

Hendon · Barnet

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barnet£2,157/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%29.1% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

NW4 is the London postcode area covering Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 25 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 43 min on the morning rush. 29.1% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density41
Commute70

Schools

25 within 1 mile

  • Brampton College

    Independent · 192 pupils

    169m

  • Tiferes High School

    Independent · 137 pupils

    244m

  • Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls

    Independent · 370 pupils

    382m

  • Hendon School

    Secondary · 1145 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    423m

  • Middlesex University

    Higher education institutions

    480m

  • Saracens Bell Lane

    Primary · 394 pupils

    Requires improvement (pre-2024)
    530m

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 413 pupils

    Expected standard
    559m

  • St Mary's and St John's CofE School

    All-through · 1651 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    632m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    3
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    8

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    51 min
    via Northern
    King's CrossFastest
    43 min
    via Northern
    Liverpool Street
    51 min
    via Northern & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    61 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    58 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    48 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 43 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode NW4. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    NW4 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Hendon, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is NW4 a good area for families?
    NW4 (Hendon, Barnet) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in NW4?
    There are 25 schools within a mile of NW4, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. NW4 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is NW4?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in NW4 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, NW4 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from NW4 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from NW4 is King's Cross in about 43 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in NW4?
    29.1% of households in NW4's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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