Is HA2 0QW a good place to live?

Harrow (HA2 0QW), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

HA2 0QW has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (23 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

HA2 0QW is a UK postcode in HA2 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is South Harrow, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around HA2 0QW include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in HA2 0QW. It ranks in the lower half for safety within HA2.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
74/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

HA2 0QW is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in HA2 0QW.

The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Burglary (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within HA2, this postcode ranks 654 of 985 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
5last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

HA2 district average
229 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
2 (40%)
Burglary
1 (20%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (20%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (20%)

Schools near HA2 0QW

94 schools near HA2 0QW, including 23 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (15 Outstanding, 49 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

74
Primary
20
Secondary
23
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
15
49
3
2
5
Outstanding (15) Good (49) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (5)
Secondary schools20 schools
8
10
1
1
Outstanding (8) Good (10) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

HA2 0QW is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.2 miles away.

Sandpiper Community Garden is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
4
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose
    HA20EG
    0.2 mi
  • Iceland
    HA28EB
    0.5 mi
  • Abis Cash & Carry
    HA28JA
    0.6 mi
  • Aldi
    HA28EQ
    0.6 mi
  • Moon Cash & Carry
    HA29SG
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Sandpiper Community Garden
    HA20SU
    0.4 mi
  • West Harrow Recreation Ground
    HA14AQ
    0.4 mi
  • Church Fields
    HA13EU
    0.7 mi
  • Newton Park West
    HA29EX
    0.8 mi
  • Alexandra Park
    HA28SL
    0.8 mi

Transportation

South Harrow is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from HA2 0QW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include West Harrow (0.6 mi), Rayners Lane (0.8 mi), Northolt Park (0.9 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • South Harrow
    HA20DU
    0.4 mi
  • West Harrow
    HA14DY
    0.6 mi
  • Rayners Lane
    HA55EL
    0.8 mi
  • Northolt Park
    HA28JU
    0.9 mi
  • Harrow-on-the-Hill
    HA11BB
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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