Briary Grove, Edgware, HA8 5RD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HA8 5RD has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	42.2%	49%	6.8%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	57.8%	51%	-6.8%	49.0%	2.0%

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 HA8 5RD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.6% 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	42%	35.1%	-6.9%	37.9%	-2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.6%	52.6%	7.0%	44.2%	8.4%
Separated	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	6.6%	6.3%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (85.9%) 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	53.2%	53.4%	0.2%	48.4%	5.0%
Good health	33.4%	32.5%	-0.9%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	8.2%	10.7%	2.5%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3.6%	2.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	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	17.5%	24.7%	7.2%	18.2%	6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	12.6%	2.9%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	7%	-6.1%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	7%	6.3%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	11.4%	3.6%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	29.6%	32.4%	2.8%	33.8%	-1.4%
Other	21.6%	4.9%	-16.7%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.6% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	36.2%	25.5%	-10.7%	3.1%	22.4%
Pakistani	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	14.6%	8.4%	-6.2%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	5.2%	3.9%	-1.3%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	7.7%	6.7%	0.8%	6.9%
White	28%	36.6%	8.6%	81.4%	-44.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	1.6%	6%	4.4%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.5% 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	29.4%	37.5%	8.1%	83.2%	-45.7%
European Union	21.6%	33.3%	11.7%	6.1%	27.2%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	11.6%	6.9%	-4.7%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	33.4%	20.4%	-13.0%	5.6%	14.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.7%	-1.7%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.5% 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	27.6%	37.5%	9.9%	83.2%	-45.7%
10+ Years	15.8%	30.5%	14.7%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	11.8%	16.4%	4.6%	2.9%	13.5%
2-5 Years	19.4%	9.3%	-10.1%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	25.4%	6.3%	-19.1%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.9%	76.7%	-24.8%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	25%	0.9%	24.1%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	6.3%	1.2%	5.1%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.6%	37.2%	-34.6%
Christian	50.8%	46.2%	4.6%
Hindu	26.5%	1.7%	24.8%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	15.3%	6.5%	8.8%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Briary Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Briary Grove was 81.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.2% higher than the Centenary average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Briary Grove has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary and the 199th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in HA8 5RD, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Briary Grove are based on 36 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.

House Prices for Briary Grove, Edgware, HA8 5RD

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 5RD

Average Price
£485,601

Semi-Detached
£482,044

Terraced
£487,024

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Briary Grove

Average Price
£493,753

Semi-Detached
£495,329

Terraced
£493,372

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Briary GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Briary Grove, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2023-09-22	£342,260
10 Briary Grove, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£430,000	2021-01-21	£481,773
14 Briary Grove, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2015-05-15	£504,574
2 Briary Grove, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2014-11-27	£509,577
18 Briary Grove, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£353,000	2014-08-27	£526,358

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 5RD

Employment

HA8 5RD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 25% 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 5RD 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

Self-Employed	107
Full-Time Employee	89
Part-Time Employee	65
Looking after home or family	36
Retired	35
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	27
Student (economically inactive)	26
Other	19
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Construction	58
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Human health and social work activities	37
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Other	23
Administrative and support service activities	20
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	17
Transport and storage	17
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Education	8
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	1

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	261 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shalom Noam Primary School East Road , HA8 0AJ	- not rated	802 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Primary School Silkstream Road , HA8 0DA	4out of 4	917 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Primary With Nursery St David's Drive , HA8 6JH	3out of 4	972 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	812 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	4out of 4	1,925 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	2,257 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Claremont High School Claremont Avenue , Kenton HA3 0UH	4out of 4	2,275 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,023 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	2,976 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	3,950 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,170 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,205 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	4out of 4	4,828 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	814 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	- not rated	814 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands School Bransgrove Road , HA8 6JP	4out of 4	1,034 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Grammar School Abbots Road , HA8 0QS	- not rated	1,376 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Village School Grove Park , Kingsbury NW9 0JY	4out of 4	1,389 yd	Academy special converter	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
Caffe Youii LTD	31 Mollison Way, Edgware	131 yd
Pomodoro Rosso	16 North Parade, Mollison Way	265 yd
Sri Rathiga	21 North Parade, Mollison Way	298 yd
Swadisht	10 North Parade, Mollison Way	298 yd
AFC and Cafe Express	48 South Parade, Mollison Way	329 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The 19 Club	19 North Parade, Mollison Way	298 yd
Jameson's Bar	34 South Parade, Mollison Way	329 yd
Blarneys Free House	128 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	606 yd
The New Inn	19 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	674 yd
Edgware Ex-Servicemans Club	Ex Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway	775 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Canton Canton	20 North Parade, Mollison Way	298 yd
Wada Express	38 South Parade, Mollison Way	329 yd
Tamu Tamu Chakula Kenyan Style	40 South Parade, Mollison Way	329 yd
Pizzerie Romana	121 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	530 yd
Pepe Piri Piri	Videos On Broadway, 119 Burnt Oak Broadway	530 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
LA DANI SUPERMARKET	6-7 North Parade, Mollison Way	331 yd
Iceland Foods	153 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	533 yd
Class Food Centre	97-99 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	558 yd
Maya Food Centre	67 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	567 yd
Poundstretcher	51 Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware	599 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stag Lane Junior School STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL STAG LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL COLLIER DRIVE	grass pitches	381 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground Camrose Avenue	grass pitches	528 yd
Krishna Avanti Primary School KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	634 yd
Minotaur Gym (Closed) Watling Avenue	health and fitness suite	646 yd
Body Talk (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	734 yd
Chandos Recreation Ground CAMROSE AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	847 yd
Eton Grove Park ETON GROVE OPEN SPACE ETON GROVE OPEN SPACE ETON GROVE	grass pitches, tennis courts	917 yd
Canons High School SHALDON ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	932 yd
Intensity Gym Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	968 yd
White Lion Ground (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	grass pitches	1,082 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	105.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA8 5RD