Vancouver Road, Edgware, HA8 5DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HA8 5DH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents 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	52.3%	49.7%	-2.6%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	47.7%	50.3%	2.6%	49.0%	1.3%

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	38.8%	38.8%	0.0%	37.9%	0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	48.8%	46%	-2.8%	44.2%	1.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	5.2%	6.9%	1.7%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	4.7%	5.3%	0.6%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (87.6%) 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	42%	54.8%	12.8%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	41.3%	32.8%	-8.5%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	12.1%	9%	-3.1%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	26.4%	23.1%	-3.3%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	10.7%	-3.3%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	11.8%	3.8%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	9.9%	3.2%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	30%	37.5%	7.5%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	12.9%	4.3%	-8.6%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.8% 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	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	29.5%	23.8%	-5.7%	3.1%	20.7%
Pakistani	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	13.6%	9.1%	-4.5%	1.6%	7.5%
Black African	5.1%	4%	-1.1%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	0.6%	-2.5%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	37.6%	42.8%	5.2%	81.4%	-38.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0.7%	7.4%	6.7%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.6% 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	45.5%	38.6%	-6.9%	83.2%	-44.6%
European Union	14.5%	28.4%	13.9%	6.1%	22.3%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	15.6%	11.9%	-3.7%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	20.4%	18.3%	-2.1%	5.6%	12.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.3% 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	42.9%	38.7%	-4.2%	83.2%	-44.5%
10+ Years	9.2%	35.3%	26.1%	9.8%	25.5%
5-10 Years	6.8%	10.9%	4.1%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	10.1%	8.1%	-2.0%	2.2%	5.9%
Less than 2 years	31%	7.1%	-23.9%	1.9%	5.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.7%	76.7%	-20.0%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	19.9%	0.9%	19.0%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.1%	37.2%	-29.1%
Christian	43.4%	46.2%	-2.8%
Hindu	21.8%	1.7%	20.1%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	15.4%	6.5%	8.9%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Vancouver Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vancouver Road was 22.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.1% lower than the Edgware average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Vancouver Road has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware and the 112th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.7%.

🔎 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. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HA8 5DH, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Vancouver Road are based on 140 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 Vancouver Road, Edgware, HA8 5DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 5DH

Average Price
£545,030

Semi-Detached
£570,388

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£359,074

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vancouver Road

Average Price
£472,485

Semi-Detached
£587,816

Terraced
£541,596

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£281,191

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vancouver Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
67 Vancouver Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£585,000	2021-03-09	£647,632
3 Vancouver Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2020-11-16	£554,654
63 Vancouver Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2020-11-13	£577,765
29 Vancouver Road, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£535,000	2020-02-28	£646,512
75 Vancouver Road, Edgware, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2016-05-27	£318,394

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 5DH

Employment

HA8 5DH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

HA8 5DH area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	124
Self-Employed	69
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	21
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Construction	34
Human health and social work activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	15
Other	15
Transport and storage	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Krishna Avanti Primary School Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES	3out of 4	519 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shalom Noam Primary School East Road , HA8 0AJ	- not rated	526 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Watling Park School Pavilion Way , Burnt Oak HA8 9YA	3out of 4	631 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Stag Lane Primary School Collier Drive , HA8 5RU	3out of 4	656 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Primary School Silkstream Road , HA8 0DA	4out of 4	768 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canons High School Shaldon Road , HA8 6AN	2out of 4	1,122 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	1,660 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	2,074 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	4out of 4	2,176 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avanti House School Wemborough Road , HA7 2EQ	3out of 4	2,330 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	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	3,012 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	2,647 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	3,886 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,614 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,670 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	4out of 4	5,076 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	338 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	- not rated	338 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Grammar School Abbots Road , HA8 0QS	- not rated	936 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Woodlands School Bransgrove Road , HA8 6JP	4out of 4	1,067 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tashbar of Edgware Mowbray Road , HA8 8JL	- not rated	1,298 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maeme's Burnt Oak	157 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	104 yd
MICI LA MARIN & MURAT	195A Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	104 yd
Star Cafe	147 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	153 yd
Iroko Restaurant, Lounge And Bar	194 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	181 yd
Gurmandu	57 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	408 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Edgware Ex-Servicemans Club	Ex Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway	372 yd
Blarneys Free House	128 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	403 yd
The New Inn	19 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	646 yd
The 19 Club	19 North Parade, Mollison Way	739 yd
Jameson's Bar	34 South Parade, Mollison Way	786 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lin Chi	185 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	104 yd
Chicken City	189 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	104 yd
Istanbul Kebab House	159 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	104 yd
Broadway Kebab House Ltd	291 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	236 yd
Pepe Piri Piri	Videos On Broadway, 119 Burnt Oak Broadway	259 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods	153 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	153 yd
Class Food Centre	97-99 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	408 yd
Maya Food Centre	67 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	419 yd
Poundstretcher	51 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	511 yd
Ousheng Oriental Supermarket	45 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	549 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Body Talk (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	313 yd
Minotaur Gym (Closed) Watling Avenue	health and fitness suite	471 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground Camrose Avenue	grass pitches	493 yd
Intensity Gym Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Krishna Avanti Primary School KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	597 yd
Stag Lane Junior School STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL COLLIER DRIVE	grass pitches	710 yd
Chandos Recreation Ground CAMROSE AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	762 yd
White Lion Ground (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	grass pitches	776 yd
Edgware Primary School HEMING ROAD	grass pitches	913 yd
Watling Park Cressingham Road	grass pitches	1,077 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	97.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.6%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152.3 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	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA8 5DH