Is Heather Gardens in London Borough of Barnet a nice place to live?

Heather Gardens is classified by the ONS as New EU Tech Workers. Heather Gardens is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Heather Gardens is located in the Golders Green ward of the Barnet district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.579764, -0.209777
Grid Ref TQ241882
Suburb Brent Cross
Constituency Finchley and Golders Green
Postcodes NW11 9PS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Heather Gardens in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Heather Gardens, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Heather Gardens in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Heather Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Formal action is not in the public interest
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Heather Gardens and compared that to the average for the Golders Green ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Heather Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Golders Green ward

Social economic statistics for Heather Gardens

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Heather Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Heather Gardens is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Heather Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Heather Gardens are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Heather Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Heather Gardens are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Heather Gardens are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Heather Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Heather Gardens are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Heather Gardens

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Heather Gardens.

Unemployment in Heather Gardens

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.99% of Heather Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heather Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heather Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Heather Gardens is 4.07% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.53% of Heather Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heather Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Heather Gardens is 25.93% lower than the national average of 62%. 56.56% of properties in Heather Gardens are private rented and 7.38% are social rented.
36.07% of residents of Heather Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Heather Gardens residents

The proportion if Heather Gardens residents born in the UK is 31.08% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 48.43% of Heather Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
51.57% of Heather Gardens residents were born in the UK

Heather Gardens Summary

Heather Gardens has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Heather Gardens maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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