Kings Drive, Edgware, HA8 8BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around HA8 8BD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	50.6%	-0.3%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	49.1%	49.4%	0.3%	49.0%	0.4%

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 8BD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.1% 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	29.6%	37%	7.4%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	55.1%	51.1%	-4.0%	44.2%	6.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	7.3%	5.9%	-1.4%	6.1%	-0.2%

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 (88.5%) 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	50.7%	52.6%	1.9%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	35.7%	35.9%	0.2%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	12%	8.5%	-3.5%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	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.

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 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.9%	15.5%	-0.4%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	6.3%	-2.3%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	9.8%	-3.3%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	13.6%	0.5%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	38.9%	49.7%	10.8%	33.8%	15.9%
Other	9.9%	3%	-6.9%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.6% 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)
Chinese	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	9.2%	14.3%	5.1%	3.1%	11.2%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.8%	6.8%	4.0%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	7.1%	7.9%	0.8%	2.5%	5.4%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	4.4%	1.1%	-3.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	62.2%	47.6%	-14.6%	81.4%	-33.8%
Arab	0.2%	7.3%	7.1%	0.6%	6.7%
Other	6.5%	6.2%	-0.3%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.1%	59.5%	-7.6%	83.2%	-23.7%
European Union	12.4%	16.5%	4.1%	6.1%	10.4%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	6.9%	6.6%	-0.3%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	15.4%	6.0%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.6%	59.4%	-7.2%	83.2%	-23.8%
10+ Years	2.3%	29.3%	27.0%	9.8%	19.5%
5-10 Years	3.7%	6.8%	3.1%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	7.1%	3.4%	-3.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	1.1%	-19.2%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central Asia	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13%	37.2%	-24.2%
Christian	32.3%	46.2%	-13.9%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Jewish	19.9%	0.5%	19.4%
Muslim	16%	6.5%	9.5%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Kings Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kings Drive was 36.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.8% lower than the Edgware average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kings Drive has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware and the 258th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HA8 8BD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Kings Drive are based on 175 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Kings Drive, Edgware, HA8 8BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA8 8BD

Average Price
£263,184

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£263,184

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kings Drive

Average Price
£618,428

Semi-Detached
£587,424

Terraced
£604,727

Detached
£1,037,342

Flats/Maisonettes
£208,504

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kings DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Holgate Court Kings Drive, Edgware, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£52,000	1997-08-22	£246,802
8 Holgate Court Kings Drive, Edgware, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£53,700	1997-05-30	£264,261

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA8 8BD

Employment

HA8 8BD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 8BD 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	115
Self-Employed	63
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	38
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Financial and insurance activities	17
Manufacturing	16
Construction	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	11
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aylward Primary School Pangbourne Drive , HA7 4RE	3out of 4	823 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beit Shvidler Primary School 261 Hale Lane , HA8 8NX	3out of 4	1,293 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosh Pinah Primary School Glengall Road , HA8 8TE	3out of 4	1,525 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadfields Primary School Roseberry Drive , HA8 8JP	3out of 4	1,536 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Primary School Heming Road , HA8 9AB	3out of 4	1,622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avanti House School Wemborough Road , HA7 2EQ	3out of 4	1,920 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Canons High School Shaldon Road , HA8 6AN	2out of 4	2,585 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park High School Thistlecroft Gardens , HA7 1PL	4out of 4	2,752 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mill Hill County High School Worcester Crescent , Mill Hill NW7 4LL	3out of 4	3,228 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bentley Wood High School Clamp Hill , HA7 3JW	4out of 4	3,360 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,939 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	303 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	4out of 4	4,837 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North London Collegiate School Canons , Canons Drive HA8 7RJ	- not rated	943 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Tashbar of Edgware Mowbray Road , HA8 8JL	- not rated	1,079 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Holland House School 1 Broadhurst Avenue , HA8 8TP	- not rated	1,082 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch 296 Hale Lane , HA8 8NP	- not rated	1,116 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Rosh Pinah Additional Resource Provision Rosh Pinah Primary School, Glengall Road , HA8 8TE	- not rated	1,467 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd	154 Stonegrove, Edgware	409 yd
Khosha	5 Canons Corner, Edgware	525 yd
Aylward Primary School	Pangbourne Drive, Stanmore	899 yd
Eli's Pizza	7 Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware	938 yd
Amaretto Ristorante & Pizzeria	The Promenade, Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware	978 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Three Wishes	The Three Wishes, 122 High Street, Edgware		1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Base Pizza	66 Edgware Way, Edgware	867 yd
The Lost Jungle Ltd	Adventure Golf Course, Edgware Way, Edgware	894 yd
Baskin Robbins	169 Station Road, Edgware	1,003 yd
The Green Man	214 Station Road, Edgware	1,093 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cannon Mini Market ltd	7 Canons Corner, Edgware		516 yd
Tesco Express	296 Hale Lane, Edgware		995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Edgware (Closed) Green Lane	grass pitches	155 yd
London Academy SPUR ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	340 yd
Stonegrove Park PARK GROVE	tennis courts	588 yd
Edgwarebury Park Edgwarebury Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	864 yd
Edgware Berry Golf Course (Closed) Edgware Way	golf	892 yd
Aylward Primary School (Closed) Pangbourne Drive	grass pitches	899 yd
The Drive Tennis Club 59A 59A THE DRIVE	tennis courts	939 yd
North London Collegiate School CANONS CANONS CANONS DRIVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	962 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of HA8 8BD