Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, HA8 6QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HA8 6QL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	52.8%	0.7%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	47.9%	47.2%	-0.7%	49.0%	-1.8%

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	31.2%	34.5%	3.3%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	42%	44.6%	2.6%	44.2%	0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	7.6%	10.5%	2.9%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	15.9%	9.8%	-6.1%	6.1%	3.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.6%) 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	40.4%	47.2%	6.8%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	31.3%	39.4%	8.1%	33.6%	5.8%
Fair health	20.2%	10.9%	-9.3%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	6.3%	2%	-4.3%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.1%	21.7%	-0.4%	18.2%	3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	7.1%	-1.2%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	8.8%	-0.3%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	7.8%	-1.6%	16.9%	-9.1%
Degree or Similar	34.1%	45.1%	11.0%	33.8%	11.3%
Other	13%	6.4%	-6.6%	2.8%	3.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48% 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)
Chinese	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	23.5%	17.9%	-5.6%	3.1%	14.8%
Pakistani	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	4.2%	8.9%	4.7%	1.6%	7.3%
Black African	3%	7%	4.0%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	0.8%	1.4%
White	50%	48%	-2.0%	81.4%	-33.4%
Arab	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.1% 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	54.8%	39.1%	-15.7%	83.2%	-44.1%
European Union	11.1%	27.4%	16.3%	6.1%	21.3%
Rest of Europe	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	11.4%	11.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	8.5%
Middle East and Asia	16.6%	19%	2.4%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.3% 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	53.3%	38.9%	-14.4%	83.2%	-44.3%
10+ Years	5.4%	33.3%	27.9%	9.8%	23.5%
5-10 Years	4.5%	17.8%	13.3%	2.9%	14.9%
2-5 Years	8.7%	5.6%	-3.1%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	28%	4.4%	-23.6%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.9%	76.7%	-26.8%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	18.3%	0.9%	17.4%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.3%	37.2%	-26.9%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	15.9%	1.7%	14.2%
Jewish	7%	0.5%	6.5%
Muslim	15%	6.5%	8.5%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Whitchurch Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitchurch Lane was 30.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.5% lower than the Canons average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Whitchurch Lane has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Canons and the 166th lowest crime rate of 647 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.0%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HA8 6QL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Whitchurch Lane are based on 365 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 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, HA8 6QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 6QL

Average Price
£553,290

Semi-Detached
£808,570

Terraced
£446,952

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£329,986

Other
£924,782

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitchurch Lane

Average Price
£517,561

Semi-Detached
£767,211

Terraced
£590,935

Detached
£821,600

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,430

Other
£607,392

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitchurch LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
152 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£855,000	2023-09-14	£900,882
166 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£920,000	2023-08-15	£916,175
164 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£780,000	2021-06-01	£885,851
Flat 3 150A Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-03-01	£434,109
140 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£815,000	2019-04-18	£1,026,036

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 6QL

Employment

HA8 6QL 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.

Economic Activity

Retired	74
Full-Time Employee	72
Self-Employed	54
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	16
Other	15
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	14
Other	9
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Camrose Primary With Nursery St David's Drive , HA8 6JH	3out of 4	642 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna Avanti Primary School Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES	- not rated	685 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Krishna-Avanti Primary School Camrose Avenue , HA8 6ES	- not rated	685 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Junior School Heming Road , HA8 9AB	- not rated	860 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Primary School Heming Road , HA8 9AB	3out of 4	860 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's CofE Middle School Green Lane , HA7 3AD	- not rated	2,906 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cedars Middle School Whittlesea Road , HA3 6LS	- not rated	4,853 yd	Community school	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	3out of 4	1,095 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Canons High School Shaldon Road , HA8 6AN	- not rated	1,095 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avanti House School Wemborough Road , HA7 2EQ	- not rated	1,309 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	- not rated	1,587 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	- not rated	1,587 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	5,159 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Furzehill Middle School Furzehill Road , WD6 2EF	- not rated	5,456 yd	Community school	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	1,911 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	3,426 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrow College Brookshill , Harrow Weald HA3 6RR	- not rated	4,021 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weald College Brookshill , Harrow Weald HA3 6RR	- not rated	4,021 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill College, Harrow Lowlands Road , HA1 3AQ	- not rated	5,250 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	1,800 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	3out of 4	4,288 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	4,999 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	- not rated	4,999 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,159 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorset House School 17 Dorset Drive , HA8 7NT	- not rated	353 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands School Bransgrove Road , HA8 6JP	4out of 4	467 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Oakbridge Special Education 30 High Street , HA8 7EQ	- not rated	816 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langdon College Jack Block House, Rectory Lane , HA8 7LF	- not rated	926 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North London Collegiate School Canons , Canons Drive HA8 7RJ	- not rated	941 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lisbon Deli Cafe	9 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	316 yd
Trilogy	6-8 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	322 yd
Spesso Wood Fired Pizza	5 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware	333 yd
Cloud7	7 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	439 yd
Flash Musicals	Flash Musical Theatre, Methuen Road	458 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The VIP Lounge	47A High Street, Edgware	589 yd
The Three Wishes	The Three Wishes, 122 High Street, Edgware	625 yd
Barnet Football Club	Prince Edwards Playing Fields, Camrose Avenue	866 yd
Edgware Ex-Servicemans Club	Ex Servicemans Club, 303 Burnt Oak Broadway	984 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza	1A Buckingham Road, Edgware	235 yd
Capriccio	5 Whitchurch Parade, Whitchurch Lane	333 yd
Chicken Cottage	71 Whitchurch Lane, Edgware	386 yd
Edgware Kebab House	4 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	439 yd
Farmhouse Pizza Edgware	8 Handel Parade, Whitchurch Lane	439 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	51-55 High Street, Edgware	603 yd
Mir Food Centre 2	128 Station Road, Edgware	846 yd
Sainsbury's	Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Station Road, Edgware	951 yd
Poundland	Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Station Road, Edgware	951 yd
Express Food & Wine	135 Station Road, Edgware	991 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Acorn Lawn Tennis Club Donnefield Avenue	tennis courts	492 yd
Camrose Primary School ST. DAVIDS DRIVE	grass pitches	547 yd
Arnold House School Activity Centre DONNEFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches	548 yd
Chandos Recreation Ground CAMROSE AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	555 yd
White Lion Ground (Closed) Burnt Oak Broadway	grass pitches	606 yd
Krishna Avanti Primary School KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL KRISNA AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	768 yd
The Hive London CAMROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	785 yd
Intensity Gym Burnt Oak Broadway	health and fitness suite	837 yd
Edgware Primary School HEMING ROAD	grass pitches	842 yd
William Ellis Sports Ground Camrose Avenue	grass pitches	877 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	64.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	188.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA8 6QL