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Add your review to unlockRenting privately from L&Q, who manage three buildings in the development but provide no on-site staff for defects or complaints. Only a caretaker handles rubbish, who is praised, while L&Q itself is rated very poorly.
Colindale Gardens is a nice development built with top-of-the-range materials, and is recommended. Property management is very helpful, though physically fixing a defect can take a while.
Context for NW9 — each tile answers a question renters actually ask.
Every crime reported to police within about a mile of here in the most recent published month. We show the total and the most common type.
Your nearest National Rail or tube/metro/tram station, as the crow flies. Closer means easier life without a car (a real walk is a little further).
The share of households that rent privately (rather than own or rent socially), from the 2021 Census. Higher means more of your neighbours rent too.
Where this neighbourhood sits on the government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation. Decile 1 is England’s most-deprived 10%; decile 10 the least. It blends income, employment, health, crime, housing and more.
Whether fast home broadband for working from home is available here. Superfast is ≥30 Mbps; full-fibre/gigabit is much faster.
The total yearly Band D council tax a resident pays here — the council’s own charge plus county, GLA, police and fire precepts. Your actual bill depends on your property’s valuation band.
The average price homes have recently sold for across the local authority (HM Land Registry House Price Index) — a feel for how pricey the area is.
The area’s long-term risk of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water, per Environment Agency mapping.
Uncinia House is well built and well maintained, and slightly cheaper than many nearby rentals, making the empty units surprising. Recently soared prices may explain the vacancies.
Colindale Gardens is a village-like development of over ten blocks, with more still being built, but remains quiet to live in. Residents show a strong sense of responsibility towards their neighbours, which is rare elsewhere.
In Uncinia House over three years, two leaks occurred. The first left the main bedroom unusable with a soaked carpet and mouldy wardrobe and took over a year to fix. A second kitchen leak, likely from the flat above, remains unresolved after 11 months despite two contractor visits.
Modern building kept clean and tidy by caretakers, with a large foyer offering sofas and seating. Building and property management are readily available for any issues or queries.