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NW4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Hendon, in Barnet.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NW4 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NW4, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£535,000
224th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
33,578
726th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NW4 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

NW4Middle
Median sale price11 postcode districts, NW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in NW11 areas from £450,938 to £1,018,000. The middle area is £682,500. NW4 is £535,000.
£535,0002nd cheapest
Population13 postcode districts, NW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in NW13 areas from 265 to 94,725. The middle area is 33,578. NW4 is 33,578.
33,5787th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage13 postcode districts, NW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in NW13 areas from 74.3% to 97.7%. The middle area is 88.1%. NW4 is 79.8%.
79.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate11 postcode districts, NW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in NW11 areas from 3.1% to 10.5%. The middle area is 5.2%. NW4 is 6.4%.
6.4%3rd highest

Is NW4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NW4 at a rate of 131.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 134.9 per 1,000 people across NW.

In August 2026 alone, 326 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NW4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (969), anti-social behaviour (945) and shoplifting (791).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NW4 was 114.2 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in NW4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NW4 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in NW4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Barnet 025A2,19364.3 per 1,000675.1%
Barnet 031A2,058104.5 per 1,000466.4%
Barnet 031B1,73480.2 per 1,000470.0%
Barnet 031C1,78899.6 per 1,000680.6%
Barnet 031D2,05137.2 per 1,000587.2%
Barnet 032A2,10072.1 per 1,000478.5%
Barnet 032B1,60184.5 per 1,000688.7%
Barnet 032C2,165187.7 per 1,000475.9%
Barnet 032D1,638261.8 per 1,000494.2%
Barnet 032E2,057176.0 per 1,000371.1%
Barnet 032F2,166122.0 per 1,000588.0%
Barnet 034A1,95258.5 per 1,000452.0%
Barnet 034B2,09690.3 per 1,000594.4%
Barnet 034C2,193141.7 per 1,000385.7%
Barnet 034D1,77184.3 per 1,000582.9%
Barnet 036C1,97143.5 per 1,000496.0%
Barnet 039D1,653593.5 per 1,000397.9%

MPs for NW4

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in NW43

Postcode sectors in NW45

Council1

Towns in NW41

Postcode districts next to NW45

Nearest rail stations4

More in the NW postcode area2

NW4 in brief

NW4 is a postcode district covering Hendon, in Barnet.

About 35,270 people lived in NW4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £535,000 in 2025 across 239 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 131.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in NW4 was £535,000 in 2025.

NW4 had 33,578 usual residents at the census.

In NW4, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NW4, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.