What Is Hendon Like as a University Location in North London?

Hendon is the north London home of Middlesex University's main campus, and the university describes it as sitting "right in the heart of vibrant north London." If you are considering studying there, the practical question is what the location gives you day to day: a single campus base, a London address, and a course catalogue that runs from undergraduate and postgraduate degrees through to short courses and CPD. The sections below cover what the university itself confirms about the campus, how to see it before you commit, and what to weigh up.

Hendon as a campus location

Middlesex University presents its Hendon campus as the centre of a career-driven education in north London. The university's own framing emphasises three things about studying there:

• Career prospects — it states it was voted 1st in London for Career Prospects (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2026).
• Course quality and employability — it cites Uni Compare rankings placing it 1st in London for both (Uni Compare Rankings 2027).
• Facilities — it says its campus and resources were ranked the best in London (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2026).

These are the university's own published claims, so treat them as its positioning rather than independent verification. What they tell you is how the institution wants the Hendon campus to be read: as a London base oriented around employability rather than as a purely academic retreat.

What you can study at Hendon

The university lists its study options as:

If your interest is specifically in short courses or CPD rather than a full degree, Hendon is still relevant — the university runs these alongside its degree programmes, so you do not need to be enrolling on a multi-year course to use the campus.

Seeing the campus before you decide

The university runs in-person events that let you judge the location for yourself rather than relying on a description:

• Undergraduate Open Day — on campus on Sunday 18 October.
• Postgraduate Open Event — 3 November.
• Campus tours — guided tours with a student ambassador.
• MDX Voices — student-written accounts of campus life, activities and areas of study.

For anyone still working through a 2026 application, the university directs enquiries to its Clearing Team on 020 8411 6565, with live chat also available.

A campus tour is the most direct way to test the thing a web page cannot tell you: whether the area around Hendon suits how you want to live — commute times, local amenities, and the feel of the neighbourhood on an ordinary weekday rather than an open day.

What to weigh up

Choosing Hendon is really a choice about trading a central London location for a north London campus with a single-site base. Points worth checking against your own priorities:

• Commute — the university markets itself as a London university; confirm your actual door-to-door time from where you intend to live.
• Course fit — the rankings above are institutional claims about career prospects and facilities, not about your specific subject. Check the programme page for the course you want.
• Level of study — whether you need a full degree, a research route, an apprenticeship, or just a short course changes what Hendon offers you.
• Timing — open days and tours are scheduled events, so plan around the October and November dates if you want to visit in person.

If you can attend one of the open days or book a campus tour, that will answer more about Hendon than any summary — including this one.