Bessborough Road, Harrow, HA1 3DJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around HA1 3DJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.5%	50.6%	-1.9%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47.5%	49.4%	1.9%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.2%	40.8%	-6.4%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.5%	45.4%	5.9%	44.2%	1.2%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7.4%	6.4%	-1.0%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	2.2%	5%	2.8%	6.1%	-1.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.9%	50.3%	-0.6%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	32.2%	32.1%	-0.1%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	12%	13.7%	1.7%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	3.7%	2.7%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.9%	18.1%	5.2%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.6%	6%	-0.6%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	8.9%	-1.4%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	11.7%	-1.2%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	44.6%	47.7%	3.1%	33.8%	13.9%
Other	10.3%	4.6%	-5.7%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	12.6%	12.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	9.1%
Pakistani	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	5.5%	7.7%	2.2%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	6.1%	4.2%	-1.9%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	3.3%	0.5%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.9%
White	56.1%	49.4%	-6.7%	81.4%	-32.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	3.4%	9.2%	5.8%	0.6%	8.6%
Other	1.5%	4.2%	2.7%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.2%	44%	-15.2%	83.2%	-39.2%
European Union	9.2%	21.7%	12.5%	6.1%	15.6%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	8.6%	6%	-2.6%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.9%	22.9%	6.0%	5.6%	17.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.4%	43.9%	-13.5%	83.2%	-39.3%
10+ Years	5.5%	26.4%	20.9%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	7.4%	14.8%	7.4%	2.9%	11.9%
2-5 Years	11.3%	9.8%	-1.5%	2.2%	7.6%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	5%	-13.4%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.5%	76.7%	-20.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	12.9%	0.9%	12.0%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	6.3%	1.2%	5.1%
South-East Asia	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.9%	37.2%	-19.3%
Christian	43.5%	46.2%	-2.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	8.9%	1.7%	7.2%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Bessborough Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bessborough Road was 34.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.0% lower than the Harrow on the Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Bessborough Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harrow on the Hill and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HA1 3DJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bessborough Road are based on 209 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Harrow.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bessborough Road, Harrow, HA1 3DJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA1 3DJ

Average Price
£416,811

Semi-Detached
£502,673

Terraced
£468,105

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£325,373

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bessborough Road

Average Price
£505,857

Semi-Detached
£627,285

Terraced
£522,840

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£366,470

Other
£2,881,597

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bessborough Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
48 Bessborough Road, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£590,000	2024-02-01	£626,875
48 Bessborough Road, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£510,000	2021-06-25	£568,999
48 Bessborough Road, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£452,500	2015-03-05	£652,094
52A Bessborough Road, Harrow, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£268,500	2008-01-16	£404,778
52 Bessborough Road, Harrow, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£199,950	2007-12-07	£302,349

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA1 3DJ

Employment

HA1 3DJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Self-Employed	48
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	14
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Information and communication	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	14
Other	12
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillview Nursery School 2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW	3out of 4	1,319 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Roxborough Park , HA1 3BE	4out of 4	431 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norbury School Welldon Crescent , HA1 1QQ	3out of 4	688 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vaughan Primary School The Gardens, Vaughan Road , West Harrow HA1 4EL	4out of 4	789 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roxeth Primary School Brickfields , Byron Hill Road HA2 0JA	3out of 4	1,114 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School 120 138 Station Road , HA1 2DJ	2out of 4	1,277 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitmore High School Porlock Avenue , HA2 0AD	4out of 4	910 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrow High School Gayton Road , HA1 2JG	3out of 4	1,295 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nower Hill High School George V Avenue , HA5 5RP	4out of 4	2,145 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sacred Heart Language College High Street , Wealdstone HA3 7AY	4out of 4	2,634 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College High Road , Harrow Weald HA3 5DY	3out of 4	2,646 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX	- not rated	1,487 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanmore College Elm Park , HA7 4BQ	- not rated	4,923 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	4out of 4	2,379 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,464 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,115 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alec Reed Academy Bengarth Road , UB5 5LQ	3out of 4	5,118 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Jubilee Academy 73-77 Lowlands Road , HA1 3AW	3out of 4	456 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Quainton Hall School 91 Hindes Road , HA1 1RX	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The John Lyon School Middle Road , HA2 0HN	- not rated	892 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Harrow School 5 High Street , HA1 3HP	- not rated	930 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre - Northwest London 13 Kenton Road , HA1 2BW	- not rated	1,019 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harrowall	Unit 2A, Neptune Road	407 yd
Costa Coffee	63 College Road, Harrow	528 yd
Starbucks	Unit 17, St Georges Shopping Centre	531 yd
Pizza Express	St Georges Shopping Centre, St Anns Road	531 yd
Prezzo	St Georges Shopping Centre, St Anns Road	531 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wards Free House	Wards Public House, 38-40 Lowlands Road	296 yd
The Page Centre	Presbytery, 22 Roxborough Park	331 yd
The Kingsfield Arms Public House	Kingsfield Arms Public House, 111 Bessborough Road	364 yd
Lokma Meze & Grill	16 College Road, Harrow	601 yd
Royal Oak	86 St Anns Road, Harrow	606 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wenzel's	75 College Road, Harrow	512 yd
Treats, Harrow Bus Station	Harrow Bus Station, College Road	512 yd
Indian Bites	PS1 -St Georges Shopping Centre, St Anns Road	533 yd
Good Chef	144 Vaughan Road, West Harrow	592 yd
Ming Sing Peking & Szechuan Food TA	122 Pinner Road, Harrow	596 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	Unit 1, Trident Point, 19 Pinner Road	309 yd
Londis	103-105 Pinner Road, Harrow	522 yd
Tesco	First National House, 53-61 College Road	547 yd
Marks & Spencer	31 St Anns Road, Harrow	676 yd
Sam 99p	23-25 St Anns Road, Harrow	712 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Harrow On The Hill) JUNCTION ROAD	health and fitness suite	335 yd
Better Gym (Harrow) ST. ANNS ROAD	health and fitness suite	494 yd
Harrow School (Philathletic Ground) WHITMORE ROAD	grass pitches	557 yd
Harrow School (Bessbourough Ground) WEST STREET	grass pitches	559 yd
Harrow College (Harrow-On-The-Hill Campus) HARROW-ON-THE-HILL CAMPUS HARROW-ON-THE-HILL CAMPUS LOWLANDS ROAD	health and fitness suite	596 yd
Fitz Health Club (Harrow) HAVELOCK PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	683 yd
Harrow Recreation Ground MIDSUMMER COURT MIDSUMMER COURT HINDES ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	798 yd
West Harrow Recreation Ground BUTLER ROAD	grass pitches	817 yd
John Lyon School MIDDLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	836 yd
Energie Fitness For Women (Harrow) (Closed) 303-305 303-305 Station Road	health and fitness suite	858 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	64.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	182.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HA1 3DJ