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Edgware
Barnet, London
PocketsEdgware Central (Edgwarebury Brook · Stonegrove Park · Deans Lane)Edgware Park (west · Stonegrove Park · Edgwarebury Brook)Edgware East (Dean's Brook · Deans Lane)Mill Hill Broadway
Edgware lies at the north-western edge of the borough where the Edgware Road meets suburban Middlesex, anchored by the town centre around the Underground terminus. The character is interwar suburbia with a busy high street and a large Jewish community presence. Heritage is modest but specific: four listed buildings including the Grade II Days Almshouses and the Grade II John Keble Church. Fifteen Outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and the ward scores solidly on safety and air quality. Edgware station provides the Northern line terminus, giving direct access to the West End. The high street has a deep food and retail offer. The downsides are that planning constraints are weak, conservation-area coverage is zero, and green space within the ward is limited to small parks like Stonegrove Park at three hectares. Public-transport access is moderate rather than strong once you are off the main road, and cultural venues are suburban in scale.
- Strongest64Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong61Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Stonegrove Park (3 hectares)
- 141 open venues (96 food and drink, 45 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
51Better than 56% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability65
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)48
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Edgware: 120 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
64Better than 78% of London
- Personal safety70
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Connectivity
45Better than 51% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
61Better than 71% of London
- Air quality75
- Quietness40
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Cultural Signal
20Better than 39% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
141 open venues nearby — 96 food & drink, 45 other.
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Education
49Better than 28% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools52
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For Edgware: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
6Better than 17% of London
4 listed buildings
- Days AlmshousesGrade II
- John Keble ChurchGrade II
- Barn Immediately to the South of Nicoll's FarmGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
58Better than 35% of London
- Green spaces76
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Stonegrove Park (3 ha). ~9 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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- Is Edgware safe?
- Edgware scores 64 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Edgware a good place to live?
- Edgware scores 39 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are safety (64) and air & quiet (61); its weakest is area development (1). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Edgware?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Edgware 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 45 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Edgware expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Edgware is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 13/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Edgware?
- Edgware scores 49 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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