Is Bigwood Road in London Borough of Barnet a nice place to live?

Bigwood Road is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Bigwood Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Bigwood Road is located in the Garden Suburb ward of the Barnet district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.579901, -0.18652
Grid Ref TQ257883
Suburb Hampstead Garden Suburb
Constituency Finchley and Golders Green
Postcodes NW11 7BB, NW11 7BD, NW11 7BG

House Prices

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

Crime in Bigwood Road, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Bigwood Road 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 Bigwood Road
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Bigwood Road and compared that to the average for the Garden Suburb ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bigwood Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Garden Suburb ward

Social economic statistics for Bigwood Road

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 Bigwood Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bigwood Road 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 Bigwood Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bigwood Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bigwood Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bigwood Road are in the top 20% 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 Bigwood Road are in the top 10% 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 Bigwood Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bigwood Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bigwood Road

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

Unemployment in Bigwood Road

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.
1.21% of Bigwood Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bigwood Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bigwood Road. The proportion of retirees on Bigwood Road is 12.57% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.17% of Bigwood Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bigwood Road

The proportion of home owners on Bigwood Road is 11.88% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.94% of properties in Bigwood Road are private rented and 14.18% are social rented.
73.88% of residents of Bigwood Road own their home

Country of Birth of Bigwood Road residents

The proportion if Bigwood Road residents born in the UK is 6.24% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.59% of Bigwood Road residents were born outside the UK.
76.41% of Bigwood Road residents were born in the UK

Bigwood Road Summary

Bigwood Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bigwood Road maybe difficult.

Bigwood Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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