Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, HA2 8UD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around HA2 8UD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.7%	50.7%	-4.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	45.3%	49.3%	4.0%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of HA2 8UD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.3%	33.8%	1.5%	37.9%	-4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	56.7%	54.3%	-2.4%	44.2%	10.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	9.1%	-6.2%
Widowed	6.3%	6.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	0.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.7%	49.6%	7.9%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	43.5%	39.6%	-3.9%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	10.7%	8.1%	-2.6%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	20.5%	22.4%	1.9%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	7.8%	-7.6%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	8.5%	-4.9%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	4.3%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	12.8%	3.7%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	41.6%	14.4%	33.8%	7.8%
Other	13%	2.5%	-10.5%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.4% 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	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	31.1%	30.4%	-0.7%	3.1%	27.3%
Pakistani	2.7%	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	23.7%	19.8%	-3.9%	1.6%	18.2%
Black African	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	26%	21.4%	-4.6%	81.4%	-60.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	2.4%	9.7%	7.3%	1.6%	8.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.2% 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	44.4%	42.2%	-2.2%	83.2%	-41.0%
European Union	6.8%	14.8%	8.0%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	13.9%	12.8%	-1.1%	2.7%	10.1%
Middle East and Asia	29.6%	28.2%	-1.4%	5.6%	22.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	2%	0.5%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 44.7% 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	42.3%	42.2%	-0.1%	83.2%	-41.0%
10+ Years	3.8%	44.7%	40.9%	9.8%	34.9%
5-10 Years	7.7%	5.6%	-2.1%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	40.2%	3.1%	-37.1%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.4%	37.2%	-30.8%
Christian	28%	46.2%	-18.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	34.7%	1.7%	33.0%
Muslim	18.2%	6.5%	11.7%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Holyrood Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Holyrood Avenue was 74.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.9% lower than the Roxbourne average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Holyrood Avenue has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Roxbourne and the 222nd highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.8%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HA2 8UD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Holyrood Avenue are based on 127 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 Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, HA2 8UD

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA2 8UD

Average Price
£509,964

Semi-Detached
£537,873

Terraced
£570,651

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,744

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Holyrood Avenue

Average Price
£489,888

Semi-Detached
£532,448

Terraced
£581,100

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,416

Other
£32,815

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Holyrood AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-10-14	£558,916
29 Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£530,000	2024-03-07	£568,545
93A Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2023-10-05	£233,986
33 Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£555,000	2022-09-15	£559,462
67 Holyrood Avenue, Harrow, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-07-18	£513,732

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA2 8UD

Employment

HA2 8UD area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	103
Retired	51
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Human health and social work activities	14
Construction	12
Transport and storage	12
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	1
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	2,620 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Earlsmead Primary School Arundel Drive , South Harrow HA2 8PW	1out of 4	481 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Deanesfield Primary School Queens Walk , HA4 0LR	3out of 4	844 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathland School Eastcote Lane , South Harrow HA2 9AG	4out of 4	930 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Tree Primary School Priors Farm Lane , UB5 5FE	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School Hunters Hill , South Ruislip HA4 9HS	4out of 4	1,173 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queensmead School Queens Walk , HA4 0LS	4out of 4	736 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rooks Heath School Eastcote Lane , South Harrow HA2 9AH	3out of 4	747 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northolt High School Eastcote Lane , UB5 4HP	3out of 4	774 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ruislip High School Sidmouth Drive , HA4 0BY	4out of 4	2,278 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Pinner High School Beaulieu Drive , HA5 1NB	4out of 4	2,586 yd	Free schools	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	3,027 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	1,828 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harrow Independent College 308-310 East Cote Lane , Harrow HA2 9AH	- not rated	758 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra School Alexandra Avenue , South Harrow HA2 9DX	4out of 4	1,291 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
John Chilton School Bengarth Road , UB5 5LD	3out of 4	1,760 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gesher School Cannon Lane , HA5 1JF	- not rated	1,934 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belvue School Rowdell Road , UB5 6AG	3out of 4	2,195 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mem's Cafe	801 Field End Road, Ruislip	164 yd
Namaste Mumbai	793 Field End Road, Ruislip	164 yd
Danielles Kitchen	3 Bradfield Road	217 yd
Eatwell Cafe	397 Eastcote Lane, South Harrow	223 yd
Harrow Borough Football Club	Earlsmead, Harrow	445 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Horseshoe Bar	326-326A Eastcote Lane, South Harrow		526 yd
Larkspur Rovers Football Club	Larkspur Rovers Football Club, Lord Halsbury Memorial Playing Fields		947 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste of China Peking & Szechuan	799 Field End Road, Ruislip	164 yd
Western Piri Piri Kebab	403 Eastcote Lane, South Harrow	232 yd
Pizza Gogo	722 Field End Road	428 yd
Stobys of Eastcote	720 Field End Road	428 yd
Eastcote Kebabs	706 Field End Road	428 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	712-714 Field End Road		428 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, Victoria Retail Park, Crown Road		781 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harrow Borough Football Club EARLSMEAD STADIUM EARLSMEAD STADIUM EARLSMEAD	grass pitches	531 yd
Rooks Heath College 308-310 308-310 EASTCOTE LANE		712 yd
Northolt High Sports Centre EASTCOTE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	785 yd
Queensmead School QUEENS WALK	grass pitches	849 yd
Deanesfield Primary School QUEENS WALK	grass pitches	901 yd
Queensmead Sports Centre VICTORIA ROAD	health and fitness suite	930 yd
Lord Halsbury Playing Field LORD HALSBURY PLAYING FIELDS LORD HALSBURY PLAYING FIELDS PRIORS FARM LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	951 yd
Heathlands School HEATHLAND SCHOOL HEATHLAND SCHOOL EASTCOTE LANE	grass pitches	963 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Ruislip) VICTORIA ROAD	artificial grass pitch	980 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	138.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA2 8UD