The Highlands is in Edgware and in Brent district. HA8 5HQ is located in the Edgware electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Harrow East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Highlands, Edgware, HA8 5HQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: HA8 5HH, HA8 5QP, HA8 5HG, HA8 5QD, HA8 5HF, HA8 5HJ, HA8 5JX, HA8 5HE, HA8 5DS.

The Highlands Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Highlands are based on 61 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 5HQ

Average Price
£451,788
Semi-Detached
£547,331
Terraced
£475,894
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£284,514
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Highlands

Average Price
£527,317
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The HighlandsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
53 The Highlands, Edgware, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£500,0002023-05-12 £502,954
51 The Highlands, Edgware, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£250,0002006-10-03 £502,801
57A The Highlands, Edgware, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£142,0002005-04-26 £240,082
53 The Highlands, Edgware, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£282,5002004-11-15 £608,880
51 The Highlands, Edgware, Greater London
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£250,0002003-09-09 £582,703

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stag Lane Primary School
Collier Drive , HA8 5RU 		3out of 4 473 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shalom Noam Primary School
East Road , HA8 0AJ 		- not rated 637 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Barnfield Primary School
Silkstream Road , HA8 0DA 		4out of 4 713 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES 		3out of 4 760 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Watling Park School
Pavilion Way , Burnt Oak HA8 9YA 		3out of 4 1,048 yd Free schools No 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 1,024 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsbury High School
Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR 		3out of 4 1,195 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saracens High School
Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN 		- not rated 2,045 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park High School
Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL 		4out of 4 2,139 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
JFS
, Kenton HA3 9TE 		3out of 4 2,311 yd Voluntary aided school 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 3,226 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 3,081 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 3,734 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Academy
Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR 		4out of 4 4,151 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Manor School
Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA 		3out of 4 4,220 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ 		4out of 4 5,040 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 4 782 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Northgate School
Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD 		- not rated 782 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Bransgrove Road , HA8 6JP 		4out of 4 1,234 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Village School
Grove Park , Kingsbury NW9 0JY 		4out of 4 1,238 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Menorah Grammar School
Abbots Road , HA8 0QS 		- not rated 1,267 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Caffe Youii LTD31 Mollison Way, Edgware254 yd
Gurmandu57 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware382 yd
Chicken Valley65 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware389 yd
Paragon Turkish BBQ Restaurant35 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware410 yd
Hard Work Cafe47 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware410 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Blarneys Free House128 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware439 yd
The New Inn19 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware460 yd
The 19 Club19 North Parade, Mollison Way488 yd
Jameson's Bar34 South Parade, Mollison Way501 yd
Edgware Ex-Servicemans ClubEx Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway823 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizzerie Romana121 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware406 yd
Pepe Piri PiriVideos On Broadway, 119 Burnt Oak Broadway406 yd
New Fresh Pizza101 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware406 yd
Jay's Chicken43 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware410 yd
Pizza di Loro41 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware410 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Class Food Centre97-99 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware382 yd
Maya Food Centre67 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware388 yd
Poundstretcher51 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware399 yd
Ousheng Oriental Supermarket45 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware410 yd
Iceland Foods153 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware456 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Minotaur Gym (Closed)
Watling Avenue 		health and fitness suite465 yd
Stag Lane Junior School
STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL COLLIER DRIVE 		grass pitches597 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground
Camrose Avenue 		grass pitches694 yd
Body Talk (Closed)
Burnt Oak Broadway 		health and fitness suite770 yd
Krishna Avanti Primary School
KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMROSE AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch807 yd
Eton Grove Park
ETON GROVE OPEN SPACE ETON GROVE OPEN SPACE ETON GROVE 		grass pitches, tennis courts920 yd
Chandos Recreation Ground
CAMROSE AVENUE 		grass pitches, tennis courts1,018 yd
Intensity Gym
Burnt Oak Broadway 		health and fitness suite1,035 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 85.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 85.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed51.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed109.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed9.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Highlands Street dangerous?

In 2023, 736 crimes were reported near The Highlands . Only 12% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of HA8 5HQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Highlands, Edgware, HA8 5HQ

Employment

HA8 5HQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 23% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in HA8 5HQ 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 Employee86
Self-Employed81
Retired46
Part-Time Employee42
Looking after home or family28
Student (economically inactive)21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)19
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Unemployed12
Other9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Construction26
Accommodation and food service activities17
Human health and social work activities16
Education14
Administrative and support service activities13
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Manufacturing12
Transport and storage10
Other9
Information and communication8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Financial and insurance activities6
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female216
Male241

Partnership Status

Single128
Married: Opposite sex182
Separated9
Divorced20
Widowed22

Health

Very good health205
Good health171
Fair health61
Bad health10
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications102
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship21
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 121
Other20

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese11
Indian76
Pakistani37
Other Asian51
Black African15
Black Caribbean9
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other5
White186
Arab28
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom152
European Union127
Rest of Europe16
Africa41
Middle East and Asia116
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK152
10+ Years160
5-10 Years69
2-5 Years47
Less than 2 years29

Passport Held

United Kingdom260
Ireland5
France1
Germany1
Italy6
Portugal2
Poland5
Romania104
Other EU countries12
Other Europe6
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Southern Asia27
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held19

Religion

No religion33
Christian200
Buddhist5
Hindu89
Muslim103
Not answered27
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