Colindale houses many of North London's largest institutions. They are the British Library newspaper depository, the Royal Air Force Museum, Barnet College and the Peel Centre (better known as Hendon Police College).

A small brook, a tributary of the River Brent called the Silk Stream, runs north to south. Also located here is the Grahame Park Estate built on the former Hendon Aerodrome.

• Map of area: Colindale
• Postcode: NW9
• Population: 13,860
• Average age: 33.53
• Average house price: £266,480
• Local authority: Barnet
• Within the congestion zone: No
• Train/tube: Colindale
• Bus routes: 32, 142, 204, 292, 303, N5, N16
• Banks: 8
• Cinemas: 0
• Doctors: 10
• Dentists: 9
• Leisure facilities: 1
• Libraries: 1
• Supermarkets: 5
• Theatres: 0
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