Edgware was a village until the 1920s, and its long history is still evident in the half-timbered buildings lining its high street. Now, it's an affluent commuter town, popular with families - and it's easy to see why. There is a good supply of semi-detached houses in this area. It's safe, and relatively green, with good schools - and yet, it's on the Tube, and is served by night buses, making it easy and quick to get into Central London.
Edgware is a very mixed area, in terms of age distribution, ethnicity, and religion. There is a very large Jewish community here, as well as higher percentages of children and older adults. Edgware also retains the feel of being its own town, despite being on the Tube and part of Greater London.
The 2014/2015 crime rate and violence against the person rate were both lower than the rates for London as a whole. In the period between April 2016 and March 2017, the most common crime types were anti-social behaviour (over a quarter of all crimes), other theft, and violence and sexual offences.
Parking in this area is generally not very much of an issue. The rate of car ownership in this area is 50% higher than the rate for London as a whole, with more than one car for every household. Road links are extremely good, with the M1 and the M25 in the immediate area.
There's a good range of pubs and restaurants in Edgware, but not much else. However, Edgware is the end of the Northern Line, so transport links into Central London and other places with more nightlife are very good, including the Night Tube service at weekends.
There's a wide range of property available in Edgware, with many homes that would be suitable for families - a very high percentage of homes are semi-detached, and there are large, detached homes in the area. Edgware offers good access to green and open space, including Mill Hill Park, Moat Mount Outdoors Centre, Edgwarebury Park, and many more small parks and recreation grounds. Dean's Brook and Burnt Oak Brook run through the neighbourhood as well. Schools in this area are generally good. The percentage of children living in this area is slightly high for London, at about 23%.
Edgware has a wide variety of property available, including many homes that are suitable for pets. There is good access to green and open space in this area, including Mill Hill Park, Moat Mount Outdoors Centre, Edgwarebury Park, and many more. Dean's Brook and Burnt Oak Brook run through the neighbourhood as well.
Edgware station is the endpoint of a branch of the Northern Line (Zone 5), and there is also access to the line at Burnt Oak (Zone 4). Canons Park station (Zone 5) offers Jubilee Line access. The area is well-served by local buses, including night buses, and the Night Tube service runs on the Northern Line at weekends. Road links are extremely good, with the M1 and the M25 in the immediate area.