Music, dance, theatre, film, comedy and literature events are all hosted here, along with many workshops and summer schemes run during the holidays.

Pinner town centre, to the southwest, offers many additional amenities and is linked to the area by the frequent H12 bus service.

Hatch End is also convenient for Watford, around 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north, which also serves as a regional retail centre.

Using data from the 2001 Census, 74.02% of the population of the Hatch End electoral ward identify as 'white', 18.94% as 'Asian', 3.12% as 'Black', 2.16% as 'mixed', 1.14% as 'Other ethnic group' and 0.61% as Chinese.

In addition, in common with many other parts of North West London, the area is also home to a sizeable Jewish community; Jews make up 11.38% of the population and Hatch End has a synagogue (and a second in Pinner town centre).