Is HA2 0QW a good place to live?
Harrow (HA2 0QW), London, England
View HA2 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- Iceland0.5 mi
- Abis Cash & Carry0.6 mi
- Aldi0.6 mi
- Moon Cash & Carry0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Sandpiper Community Garden0.4 mi
- West Harrow Recreation Ground0.4 mi
- Church Fields0.7 mi
- Newton Park West0.8 mi
- Alexandra Park0.8 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.
- South Harrow0.4 mi
- West Harrow0.6 mi
- Rayners Lane0.8 mi
- Northolt Park0.9 mi
- Harrow-on-the-Hill1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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