Edgware Road, London, NW9 6LU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW9 6LU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	47.6%	47.6%	0.0%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	52.4%	52.4%	0.0%	49.0%	3.4%

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	38.6%	39.1%	0.5%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	52.6%	50.6%	-2.0%	44.2%	6.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	4%	3.3%	-0.7%	9.1%	-5.8%
Widowed	2.6%	3.3%	0.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.6%	51.1%	1.5%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	38.2%	31.3%	-6.9%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	7.9%	14.7%	6.8%	12.7%	2.0%
Bad health	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18%	27.5%	9.5%	18.2%	9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	11%	2.3%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	10.3%	0.5%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	4.3%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	14%	4.5%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	25.3%	2.0%	33.8%	-8.5%
Other	29.6%	7.8%	-21.8%	2.8%	5.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.8% 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	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	3.4%	5%	1.6%	0.7%	4.3%
Indian	10.3%	11.2%	0.9%	3.1%	8.1%
Pakistani	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	26.4%	11.8%	-14.6%	1.6%	10.2%
Black African	4.9%	7.4%	2.5%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	1.2%	-1.6%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	38.2%	35.8%	-2.4%	81.4%	-45.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Arab	0.9%	9.1%	8.2%	0.6%	8.5%
Other	2.4%	6%	3.6%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 31.7% 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	32.2%	31.7%	-0.5%	83.2%	-51.5%
European Union	25.3%	33.5%	8.2%	6.1%	27.4%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	6.9%	13.7%	6.8%	2.7%	11.0%
Middle East and Asia	32.8%	18.4%	-14.4%	5.6%	12.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 31.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.4% 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	29%	31.7%	2.7%	83.2%	-51.5%
10+ Years	16.3%	30.4%	14.1%	9.8%	20.6%
5-10 Years	16.7%	14.7%	-2.0%	2.9%	11.8%
2-5 Years	15.7%	14.7%	-1.0%	2.2%	12.5%
Less than 2 years	22.3%	8.5%	-13.8%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.1%	76.7%	-33.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	24.4%	0.9%	23.5%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	6.6%	0.1%	6.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.6%	37.2%	-29.6%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	12.5%	1.7%	10.8%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	25.5%	6.5%	19.0%
Other religion	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Edgware Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edgware Road was 8.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.0% lower than the Kingsbury average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Edgware Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury and the 14th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.6%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW9 6LU, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Edgware Road are based on 1930 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 Edgware Road, London, NW9 6LU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW9 6LU

Average Price
£342,293

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£463,244

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£264,552

Other
£5,301

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edgware Road

Average Price
£688,268

Semi-Detached
£1,281,235

Terraced
£1,056,333

Detached
£1,029,157

Flats/Maisonettes
£510,987

Other
£3,713,578

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edgware Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Shop 255 Edgware Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2021-02-03	£5,280
249A Edgware Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2020-07-03	£193,074
249B Edgware Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2017-01-20	£183,896
249A Edgware Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2017-01-20	£140,626
249A Edgware Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£232,000	2008-03-19	£379,467

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW9 6LU

Employment

NW9 6LU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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 NW9 6LU 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	92
Self-Employed	78
Part-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	45
Student (economically inactive)	43
Retired	32
Other	17
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Construction	50
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Administrative and support service activities	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Other	18
Education	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	5,290 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beis Yaakov Primary School 373 Edgware Road , NW9 6NQ	3out of 4	435 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Colindale Primary School Clovelly Avenue , Colindale NW9 6DT	3out of 4	556 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Coniston Gardens , Kingsbury NW9 0BD	3out of 4	761 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Hyde School Hyde Crescent , NW9 7EY	4out of 4	900 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury Green Primary School Old Kenton Lane , Kingsbury NW9 9ND	3out of 4	1,341 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	1,523 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	1,534 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	1,770 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
JFS , Kenton HA3 9TE	3out of 4	2,226 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	2,394 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	5,159 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	2,156 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	3,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	3,807 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy Spur Road , HA8 8DE	3out of 4	4,890 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
First Rung Independent School 197-205 High Street , Ponders End EN3 4DZ	- not rated	237 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Village School Grove Park , Kingsbury NW9 0JY	4out of 4	875 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brent River College 364b Stag Lane , Kingsbury NW9 9AE	3out of 4	879 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
North London Grammar School 110 Colindeep Lane , NW9 6HB	- not rated	1,027 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School Kingsbury Synagogue , Kingsbury Green NW9 8XR	- not rated	1,034 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
Shrunk Burgers	229 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
DURRAN GRILL	255 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
Ocean Pan Asia	225-227 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
Going Greek	Colin Parade, The Hyde, London	53 yd
Jakarta	Sheaveshill Parade, Sheaveshill Avenue, London	99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
McGowans/Clery's Clock	225-227 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
The Shanakee	253 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
Erins Hope	189 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	177 yd
The Moon Under Water	Varley Parade, The Hyde, London	192 yd
The Chandos Arms	31 Colindale Avenue, London	624 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pukka Pizza	259 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
Cloud24-7	Unit 5 Rear of, 231-239 Edgware Road	41 yd
Sahar Grill & Chapli Kebab	Colin Parade, The Hyde, London	53 yd
Linh's Pho	267 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	131 yd
Hong Hai	271 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Great Wall Supermarket	261 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	2 yd
Costcutter Express- LV Supermarket Limited	205 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	177 yd
Prahova	187 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	177 yd
La Bucovineni	201 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	177 yd
Londis	173-175 Edgware Road, Kingsbury	177 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Colindale Primary School CLOVELLY AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	436 yd
The Gym (London Colindale) ZENITH CLOSE	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Rushgrove Park Crossway	tennis courts	700 yd
The Hyde School HYDE CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	758 yd
The Hyde (Closed) Hyde Crescent	grass pitches	850 yd
Pure Gym (London Colindale) 14 14 Charcot Road	health and fitness suite	871 yd
Hay Lane School (Closed) Grove Park		908 yd
The Village School (Closed) Grove Park	swimming pool	910 yd
Fit Lady Gym (Closed) Goldsmith Avenue	health and fitness suite	966 yd
The Village School GROVE PARK		971 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	37.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	37.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	37.8%

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	74 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW9 6LU