Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,113 residentsin the Colindale West & South census areaMedian age 33.13,720 households35% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright21% social rented, 40% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,138 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 27% go by car, 31% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 62%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C683 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesFryent Country Parkpark · under a mile · 105 haRushgrove Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haSilver Jubilee Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haWest Hendon Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 28 haMontrose Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haBooth Road Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202029 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.7 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,884 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryColindale Medical Centre Lp48 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyProcare Pharmacy43 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCorner House Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi89 schools44 primary, 13 secondary, 1 all-through, 18 independent, 9 special, 4 otherPrimaryColindale Primary Schoolages 2-11, 703 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeis Yaakov Primary Schoolages 3-11, 442 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaracens High Schoolages 11-18, 1,170 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStanmore College3.0 miUniversityMiddlesex University1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationHendonunder a mileUndergroundColindale Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Sandall RoadEaling4.6 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park5.4 miBus stops122 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NW9 postcode district.
