Safety may need closer review
Hendon at a glance
- House prices
- £650,000
- Higher prices96th percentile
- Schools
- 49th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 64th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 108.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak21st percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle45th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hendon a good place to live?
Hendon has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barnet below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Hendon
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 108.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 21st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Hendon
House prices
- Median sale price
- £650,000
- Percentile
- 96th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 85 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Hendon
Schools
49th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hendon
Flood risk
4.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.3% of the area. That is the 45th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Hendon
Transport
64th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Hendon a good place to live?
Hendon has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Hendon safe?
Hendon ranks in the 21st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hendon?
The median sale price was £650,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 96th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hendon?
Schools rank in the 49th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hendon?
Nearby public profiles include East Finchley in Barnet and Barnet Vale in Barnet.
