St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, HA2 8BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HA2 8BZ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.8%	52.4%	-4.4%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	43.2%	47.6%	4.4%	49.0%	-1.4%

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	32.5%	31.1%	-1.4%	37.9%	-6.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41%	50%	9.0%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.9%	4.9%	1.0%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	8.5%	7.4%	-1.1%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	13.4%	6.6%	-6.8%	6.1%	0.5%

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	37.2%	45.9%	8.7%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	36.6%	38.5%	1.9%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	18.9%	12.8%	-6.1%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	6%	2%	-4.0%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.1%	17.1%	-2.0%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	8.1%	-1.1%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	12.2%	-1.6%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	18.7%	9.5%	16.9%	1.8%
Degree or Similar	36.7%	40.7%	4.0%	33.8%	6.9%
Other	10.2%	0.8%	-9.4%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.8% 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	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	1.1%	1.6%
Chinese	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	15.9%	24%	8.1%	3.1%	20.9%
Pakistani	4.2%	3.4%	-0.8%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	19.8%	19.2%	-0.6%	1.6%	17.6%
Black African	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	46.5%	28.8%	-17.7%	81.4%	-52.6%
Arab	1.2%	7.5%	6.3%	0.6%	6.9%
Other	1.2%	4.8%	3.6%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.8% 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	47.4%	37.8%	-9.6%	83.2%	-45.4%
European Union	6.9%	15.5%	8.6%	6.1%	9.4%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	6.6%	7.4%	0.8%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	34.8%	34.5%	-0.3%	5.6%	28.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.0%	1.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 44.2% 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	45.9%	38.1%	-7.8%	83.2%	-45.1%
10+ Years	6.3%	44.2%	37.9%	9.8%	34.4%
5-10 Years	10.5%	8.2%	-2.3%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	9.6%	5.4%	-4.2%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	27.6%	4.1%	-23.5%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	76.7%	-9.8%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Lithuania	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	8.1%	0.9%	7.2%
Southern Asia	10.1%	1.2%	8.9%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.4%	37.2%	-31.8%
Christian	47.6%	46.2%	1.4%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	20.4%	1.7%	18.7%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	19.7%	6.5%	13.2%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	2%	6.0%	-4.0%

Safety

Is St Margarets Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Margarets Avenue was 58.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.9% lower than the Harrow on the Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Margarets Avenue has the 28th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Harrow on the Hill and the 286th highest crime rate of 647 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -84.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HA2 8BZ, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (very 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 St Margarets Avenue are based on 35 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 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, HA2 8BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA2 8BZ

Average Price
£538,615

Semi-Detached
£532,902

Terraced
£708,425

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£425,940

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Margarets Avenue

Average Price
£554,767

Semi-Detached
£559,544

Terraced
£728,645

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£391,392

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Margarets AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£484,000	2025-06-12	£492,686
11 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£570,000	2024-11-29	£596,281
33 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2022-08-08	£592,456
17 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£665,000	2022-03-17	£721,536
13 St Margarets Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£465,000	2021-04-28	£521,720

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA2 8BZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HA2 8BZ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	31
Retired	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Part-Time Employee	12
Self-Employed	11
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	7
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Transport and storage	12
Education	12
Information and communication	11
Manufacturing	10
Construction	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	3

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	534 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Welldon Park Academy Wyvenhoe Road , HA2 8LS	3out of 4	523 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Welldon Park Junior School Wyvenhoe Road , South Harrow HA2 8LS	- not rated	523 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Welldon Park Primary School Kingsley Road , South Harrow HA2 8LT	- not rated	587 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Welbeck Road , South Harrow HA2 0RY	3out of 4	871 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roxeth Primary School Brickfields , Byron Hill Road HA2 0JA	- not rated	919 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenwood Middle School Wood End Way , UB5 4QG	- not rated	1,464 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horsenden Middle School Horsenden Lane North , UB6 0PB	- not rated	2,295 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islip Manor Middle School Islip Manor Road , UB5 5DY	- not rated	2,655 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barantyne Middle School Arnold Road , UB5 5EF	- not rated	2,723 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Betham's CofE Middle School Oldfield Lane South , UB6 9JU	- not rated	3,866 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitmore High School Porlock Avenue , HA2 0AD	- not rated	920 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rooks Heath School Eastcote Lane , South Harrow HA2 9AH	3out of 4	1,375 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rooks Heath High School Eastcote Lane , South Harrow HA2 9AH	- not rated	1,375 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islip Manor High School Eastcote Lane , UB5 4HP	3out of 4	2,288 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrow High School Gayton Road , HA1 2JG	3out of 4	2,664 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	4,943 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	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	978 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill College, Harrow Lowlands Road , HA1 3AQ	- not rated	2,064 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alec Reed Academy Bengarth Road , UB5 5LQ	3out of 4	3,420 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	3out of 4	4,055 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,943 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Helios International College Dawson House , HA2 8EB	- not rated	247 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Seva Education 145 Kingsley Road , Harrow HA2 8LF	- not rated	706 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Roxeth Mead School 25 Middle Road , HA2 0HW	- not rated	870 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Orley Farm School South Hill Avenue , HA1 3NU	- not rated	895 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The John Lyon School Middle Road , HA2 0HN	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Del Sud	Shop 8 And 9, South Harrow Market	125 yd
South Harrow Fish Shop LTD	230b Northolt Road, Harrow	127 yd
Kebabish	229 Northolt Road, Harrow	174 yd
Sambal Kitchen & Diner	247 Northolt Road, Harrow	179 yd
Costa Coffee	250-252 Northolt Road, Harrow	207 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Windsock Club	Eastcote Avenue, South Harrow	205 yd
The Shawl Public House	320 Northolt Road, Harrow	352 yd
Royal British Legion	76 Northolt Road, Harrow	515 yd
St Gabriel's Social Club	388 Northolt Road, Harrow	649 yd
Harrow Sports Bar	399 Northolt Road, Harrow	689 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Everydayz Superstore	226 Northolt Road, Harrow	122 yd
Asian Tea Shop	230C Northolt Road, Harrow	124 yd
Sweet stack	Shop 5, South Harrow Market	125 yd
Bun n Roll Xpress	4B South Harrow Market, Northolt Road	128 yd
Lenny's Caribbean	Unit 10 To 13, South Harrow Market	128 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asian Pearl Sea Foods	245 Northolt Road, Harrow	176 yd
Iceland Foods	Ground Floor, Dawson House, 274-278 Northolt Road	267 yd
Waitrose Petrol Station	Service Station Adjacent To 140, Northolt Road	306 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose Ltd, 140 Northolt Road	307 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd.	330 332, Northolt Road	455 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Roxeth Recreation Ground KINGSLEY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	656 yd
Orley Farm School Grass Pitches SOUTH HILL AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	898 yd
Orley Farm School SOUTH HILL AVENUE	grass pitches, swimming pool	898 yd
Whitmore High School PORLOCK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	977 yd
St Dominic'S Sixth Form College MOUNT PARK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	978 yd
Tithe Farm Sports And Social Club RAYNERS LANE	grass pitches	989 yd
John Lyon School MIDDLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,035 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	183 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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