Overbrook Walk, Edgware, HA8 6JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around HA8 6JW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	50.8%	0.2%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	49.4%	49.2%	-0.2%	49.0%	0.2%

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 area around HA8 6JW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.3%	43.2%	-0.1%	37.9%	5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.7%	42.7%	0.0%	44.2%	-1.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	4.4%	4.5%	0.1%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	5.9%	5.8%	-0.1%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	45.1%	48.1%	3.0%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	35.9%	36.8%	0.9%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	13.8%	10.1%	-3.7%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	-0.5%
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	22.4%	22%	-0.4%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	8.8%	-1.8%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	12.4%	-0.9%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.8%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	17.3%	6.5%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	26.2%	32.5%	6.3%	33.8%	-1.3%
Other	15.6%	3.2%	-12.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31% 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	2.7%	3%	0.3%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	16.1%	14.9%	-1.2%	3.1%	11.8%
Pakistani	8.8%	7.1%	-1.7%	2.7%	4.4%
Other Asian	11.1%	12.4%	1.3%	1.6%	10.8%
Black African	9%	9.3%	0.3%	2.5%	6.8%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	1.7%	-1.8%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	36.6%	31%	-5.6%	81.4%	-50.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	2.7%	5.1%	2.4%	0.6%	4.5%
Other	1.2%	7.8%	6.6%	1.6%	6.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.2% 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	47.9%	44.2%	-3.7%	83.2%	-39.0%
European Union	11.5%	16.9%	5.4%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	14.1%	11.5%	-2.6%	2.7%	8.8%
Middle East and Asia	24.8%	23.4%	-1.4%	5.6%	17.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.2% 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	47.4%	44.3%	-3.1%	83.2%	-38.9%
10+ Years	6.2%	37.2%	31.0%	9.8%	27.4%
5-10 Years	8.3%	9.6%	1.3%	2.9%	6.7%
2-5 Years	10%	6.8%	-3.2%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	28.1%	2.2%	-25.9%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	13%	0.9%	12.1%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.8%	37.2%	-27.4%
Christian	29.3%	46.2%	-16.9%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Jewish	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Muslim	31.5%	6.5%	25.0%
Other religion	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Overbrook Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Overbrook Walk was 34.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.3% lower than the Edgware average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Overbrook Walk has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware and the 209th lowest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.4%.

🔎 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 6JW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Overbrook Walk are based on 32 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 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, HA8 6JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 6JW

Average Price
£439,095

Semi-Detached
£426,616

Terraced
£481,103

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£275,221

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Overbrook Walk

Average Price
£425,012

Semi-Detached
£442,519

Terraced
£483,604

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£259,508

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Overbrook WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£520,000	2025-01-03	£532,722
18 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£480,000	2024-05-03	£511,017
18 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£430,000	2020-10-23	£499,595
24 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£448,000	2020-10-19	£520,509
21 Overbrook Walk, Edgware, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2020-03-27	£583,743

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 6JW

Employment

HA8 6JW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 6JW 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 Employee	133
Self-Employed	70
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	52
Student (economically inactive)	38
Looking after home or family	38
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Unemployed	24
Other	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	33
Construction	26
Education	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Other	24
Transport and storage	19
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Information and communication	11
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edgware Primary School Heming Road , HA8 9AB	3out of 4	559 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES	3out of 4	632 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camrose Primary With Nursery St David's Drive , HA8 6JH	3out of 4	831 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Watling Park School Pavilion Way , Burnt Oak HA8 9YA	3out of 4	1,027 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Stag Lane Primary School Collier Drive , HA8 5RU	3out of 4	1,182 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	1,232 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avanti House School Wemborough Road , HA7 2EQ	3out of 4	1,602 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	4out of 4	1,865 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	2,442 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	2,896 yd	Free schools	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	2,171 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	1,762 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	4out of 4	4,591 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	4,774 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,262 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,303 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tashbar of Edgware Mowbray Road , HA8 8JL	- not rated	474 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Woodlands School Bransgrove Road , HA8 6JP	4out of 4	670 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	4out of 4	905 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	- not rated	905 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch 296 Hale Lane , HA8 8NP	- not rated	1,044 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cloud7	7 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	113 yd
Spesso Wood Fired Pizza	5 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware	130 yd
Trilogy	6-8 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	138 yd
Lisbon Deli Cafe	9 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	142 yd
Flash Musicals	Flash Musical Theatre, Methuen Road	166 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The VIP Lounge	47A High Street, Edgware	221 yd
The Three Wishes	The Three Wishes, 122 High Street, Edgware	428 yd
Edgware Ex-Servicemans Club	Ex Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway	630 yd
Barnet Football Club	Prince Edwards Playing Fields, Camrose Avenue	1,055 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Edgware Kebab House	4 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	113 yd
Farmhouse Pizza Edgware	8 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	113 yd
Chicken Cottage	71 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware	128 yd
Capriccio	5 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	130 yd
Tops Pizza	1A Buckingham Road, Edgware	178 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	51-55 High Street, Edgware	216 yd
Mir Food Centre 2	128 Station Road, Edgware	529 yd
Sainsbury's	Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Station Road, Edgware	633 yd
Poundland	Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Station Road, Edgware	633 yd
Express Food & Wine	135 Station Road, Edgware	709 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
White Lion Ground (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	grass pitches	211 yd
Edgware Primary School HEMING ROAD	grass pitches	444 yd
Intensity Gym Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	447 yd
Chandos Recreation Ground CAMROSE AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	466 yd
Pure Gym (London Edgware) CENTURION HOUSE CENTURION HOUSE STATION ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	603 yd
Krishna Avanti Primary School KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	634 yd
Body Talk (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	692 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground Camrose Avenue	grass pitches	710 yd
Camrose Primary School ST. DAVIDS DRIVE	grass pitches	768 yd
Acorn Lawn Tennis Club Donnefield Avenue	tennis courts	889 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	172.3 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	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA8 6JW