Highwood Hill, London, NW7 4HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW7 4HB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.7% 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	50.5%	53.7%	3.2%	51.0%	2.7%
Male	49.5%	46.3%	-3.2%	49.0%	-2.7%

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 NW7 4HB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.5% 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	37.8%	45.5%	7.7%	37.9%	7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42.8%	37.1%	-5.7%	44.2%	-7.1%
Separated	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	7.7%	9.3%	1.6%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	9%	6.9%	-2.1%	6.1%	0.8%

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 (85.2%) 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	54.2%	47.4%	-6.8%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	30.5%	37.8%	7.3%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	11.6%	11.7%	0.1%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	17.7%	13.5%	-4.2%	18.2%	-4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	9%	0.6%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	21.1%	2.7%	13.4%	7.7%
Apprenticeship	2%	3%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	15.5%	3.8%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	33.4%	34%	0.6%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	8.4%	3.9%	-4.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.3% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	5.8%	10.8%	5.0%	0.7%	10.1%
Indian	4.2%	2.5%	-1.7%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3.4%	5.9%	2.5%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
White	74.7%	62.3%	-12.4%	81.4%	-19.1%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.9%	8.3%	5.4%	1.6%	6.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.6% 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	72.1%	64.6%	-7.5%	83.2%	-18.6%
European Union	6.6%	3.4%	-3.2%	6.1%	-2.7%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	4.2%	6.2%	2.0%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	20.7%	7.8%	5.6%	15.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.6%	64.6%	-7.0%	83.2%	-18.6%
10+ Years	11.8%	11.5%	-0.3%	9.8%	1.7%
5-10 Years	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	8.9%	18.5%	9.6%	1.9%	16.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Middle East	3.2%	0.1%	3.1%
Eastern Asia	6.2%	0.3%	5.9%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
Central Asia	1.1%	0.0%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.3%	37.2%	-5.9%
Christian	24.1%	46.2%	-22.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Jewish	27.5%	0.5%	27.0%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Highwood Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highwood Hill was 41.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.3% lower than the Mill Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Highwood Hill has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill and the 305th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.8%.

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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
£59,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW7 4HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Highwood Hill are based on 50 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 Highwood Hill, London, NW7 4HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW7 4HB

Average Price
£1,122,415

Semi-Detached
£703,689

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,374,637

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,126,369

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highwood Hill

Average Price
£1,479,755

Semi-Detached
£1,053,013

Terraced
£881,991

Detached
£1,638,296

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,198,970

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highwood HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Highwood Elms Highwood Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2018-10-31	£492,882
Penwood House Highwood Hill, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,080,000	2018-02-27	£2,064,544
Chestnut Lodge Highwood Hill, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2015-09-02	£1,373,184
1 Ash Cottages Highwood Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2005-08-01	£722,136
2 Ash Cottages Highwood Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£372,000	2005-06-20	£836,551

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW7 4HB

Employment

NW7 4HB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in NW7 4HB 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

Student (economically inactive)	147
Retired	132
Full-Time Employee	79
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	22
Other	16
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	11
Information and communication	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	3
Manufacturing	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	4,710 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Courtland School Courtland Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3BG	4out of 4	866 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre The Fairway , NW7 3HS	3out of 4	1,190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 The Ridgeway , Mill Hill NW7 1QU	4out of 4	1,287 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School 20 Daws Lane , NW7 4SL	3out of 4	1,811 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School 68 Hale Lane , Mill Hill NW7 3RT	4out of 4	1,928 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mill Hill County High School Worcester Crescent , Mill Hill NW7 4LL	3out of 4	476 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Copthall School Pursley Road , Mill Hill NW7 2EP	3out of 4	2,574 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	3,148 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Totteridge Academy Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ	3out of 4	3,316 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	3,442 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnet and Southgate College Wood Street , EN5 4AZ	- not rated	4,207 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	3,588 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	4,727 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellern Mede School Limited Holcombe Hill , Ridgeway NW7 4HX	- not rated	676 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northway School The Fairway , Mill Hill NW7 3HS	4out of 4	1,299 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goodwyn School Hammers Lane , Mill Hill NW7 4DB	- not rated	1,476 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mill Hill School Foundation The Ridgeway , Mill Hill Village NW7 1QS	- not rated	1,487 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's School 22 Goodwyn Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3RG	- not rated	1,674 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	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
Belmont Childrens Farm	Belmont Farm, The Ridgeway		984 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Rising Sun	137 Marsh Lane, London	233 yd
Mill Hill Golf Club	Mill Hill Golf Club, 100 Barnet Way, London	1,003 yd
Three Hammers Public House	Three Hammers, Hammers Lane, London	1,025 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mill Hill County High School Worcester Crescent	grass pitches	605 yd
Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School The Ridgeway	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	718 yd
Old Cholmelians Sports Ground HENDON WOOD LANE	grass pitches	821 yd
Courtland School COURTLAND AVENUE	grass pitches	954 yd
Mill Hill Golf Club BARNET WAY	golf	996 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	73.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW7 4HB