Silkstream Road, Edgware, HA8 0DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HA8 0DB is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	46.9%	-2.6%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	50.5%	53.1%	2.6%	49.0%	4.1%

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	37.2%	36.5%	-0.7%	37.9%	-1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	47.6%	50.4%	2.8%	44.2%	6.2%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	5.4%	3.4%	-2.0%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	50.5%	48.3%	-2.2%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	31.5%	33.1%	1.6%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	14%	14%	0.0%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	3%	3.3%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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	26.7%	26.2%	-0.5%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	8.8%	-4.0%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	9.4%	-2.8%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.4%	8.8%	2.4%	16.9%	-8.1%
Degree or Similar	20.6%	40.2%	19.6%	33.8%	6.4%
Other	18.6%	3.4%	-15.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.1% 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%	0.9%	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	10.9%	8.8%	-2.1%	3.1%	5.7%
Pakistani	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	15%	14.2%	-0.8%	1.6%	12.6%
Black African	5.3%	14.2%	8.9%	2.5%	11.7%
Black Caribbean	4.6%	2.3%	-2.3%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	3%	0.2%	-2.8%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.8%	1.3%
White	49.5%	44.1%	-5.4%	81.4%	-37.3%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	2%	3.9%	1.9%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.7% 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	53%	38.7%	-14.3%	83.2%	-44.5%
European Union	13.7%	20.6%	6.9%	6.1%	14.5%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	5.8%	4.0%	0.8%	5.0%
Africa	8.4%	12.5%	4.1%	2.7%	9.8%
Middle East and Asia	21.8%	21.6%	-0.2%	5.6%	16.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 42.2% 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	49.2%	38.7%	-10.5%	83.2%	-44.5%
10+ Years	9.9%	42.2%	32.3%	9.8%	32.4%
5-10 Years	7.6%	10.7%	3.1%	2.9%	7.8%
2-5 Years	8.4%	4.2%	-4.2%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	24.9%	4.2%	-20.7%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.3%	76.7%	-13.4%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	16.6%	0.9%	15.7%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	4%	0.2%	3.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.8%	37.2%	-25.4%
Christian	46.8%	46.2%	0.6%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	10.6%	1.7%	8.9%
Muslim	18.2%	6.5%	11.7%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Silkstream Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Silkstream Road was 137.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.2% higher than the Burnt Oak average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Silkstream Road has the 18th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.7%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HA8 0DB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Silkstream Road are based on 76 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Silkstream Road, Edgware, HA8 0DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 0DB

Average Price
£446,644

Semi-Detached
£455,843

Terraced
£432,845

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Silkstream Road

Average Price
£380,891

Semi-Detached
£429,901

Terraced
£429,092

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£276,051

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Silkstream Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Silkstream Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£385,000	2019-03-19	£438,185
9 Silkstream Road, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£249,750	2011-11-04	£433,946
5 Silkstream Road, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2011-04-13	£399,811
9 Silkstream Road, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2007-07-27	£369,352
3 Silkstream Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2004-10-19	£483,490

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 0DB

Employment

HA8 0DB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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	99
Self-Employed	70
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	27
Other	22
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Construction	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Other	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shalom Noam Primary School East Road , HA8 0AJ	- not rated	112 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Primary School Silkstream Road , HA8 0DA	4out of 4	186 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Thirleby Road , HA8 0HQ	4out of 4	496 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Watling Park School Pavilion Way , Burnt Oak HA8 9YA	3out of 4	744 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Goldbeaters Primary School Thirleby Road , Burnt Oak HA8 0HA	4out of 4	757 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	1,494 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	1,589 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canons High School Shaldon Road , HA8 6AN	2out of 4	1,603 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	1,934 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	2,502 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanmore College Elm Park , HA7 4BQ	- not rated	3,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Academy Spur Road , HA8 8DE	3out of 4	3,082 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	3,295 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,513 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,654 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	4out of 4	639 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	- not rated	639 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Grammar School Abbots Road , HA8 0QS	- not rated	775 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Village School Grove Park , Kingsbury NW9 0JY	4out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
First Rung Independent School 197-205 High Street , Ponders End EN3 4DZ	- not rated	1,572 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
Farsi London	42 Watling Avenue, Edgware	49 yd
Lekki Kitchen	86 Watling Avenue, Edgware	103 yd
Bella	24 Watling Avenue, Edgware	113 yd
International Phoneline	69 Watling Avenue, Edgware	119 yd
Ariya Kitchen	75 Watling Avenue, Edgware	119 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blarneys Free House	128 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	208 yd
The New Inn	19 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	272 yd
Edgware Ex-Servicemans Club	Ex Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway	882 yd
The Pearl Lounge	F3, Bang Bang Oriental Food Hall	989 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ming Chinese Takeaway	60 Watling Avenue, Edgware	49 yd
Dixy Fried Chicken	78 Watling Avenue, Edgware	103 yd
Subway	28 Watling Avenue, Edgware	103 yd
Naijaspot	142 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	203 yd
Captain's Cabin	120 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	208 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Poundstretcher	51 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	228 yd
Oheneba Groceries	Silkstream Parade, Watling Avenue, Edgware	232 yd
Costcutters	Silkstream Parade, Watling Avenue, Edgware	235 yd
Ousheng Oriental Supermarket	45 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	236 yd
Maya Food Centre	67 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	237 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Minotaur Gym (Closed) Watling Avenue	health and fitness suite	157 yd
Unitas Youth Zone MONTROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	569 yd
Montrose Playing Fields Montrose Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	648 yd
Watling Park Cressingham Road	grass pitches	773 yd
Body Talk (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	820 yd
Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre WATLING AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	853 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground Camrose Avenue	grass pitches	1,073 yd
Intensity Gym Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	1,085 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	73.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA8 0DB