Is HA8 4RY a good place to live?
Barnet (HA8 4RY), London, England
View HA8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
HA8 4RY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (15 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
HA8 4RY is a UK postcode in HA8 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Edgware, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around HA8 4RY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in HA8 4RY. It ranks in the lower half for safety within HA8.
Overall score
Good 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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
HA8 4RY 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 HA8 4RY.
The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Burglary (20%), Theft from person (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within HA8, this postcode ranks 952 of 1447 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- HA8 district average
- 291 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near HA8 4RY
94 schools near HA8 4RY, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 54 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding and 16 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
HA8 4RY is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Greens International Food Centre, 0.1 miles away.
Stonegrove Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Greens International Food Centre0.1 mi
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- Polski Sklep n Cioci0.2 mi
- Kosher Edge0.2 mi
- Hadar Kosher Supermarket0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Stonegrove Park0.3 mi
- Chandos Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Canons Park0.7 mi
- Watling Park0.9 mi
- Edgwarebury Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Edgware is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from HA8 4RY - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Canons Park (0.8 mi), Burnt Oak (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Edgware0.1 mi
- Canons Park0.8 mi
- Burnt Oak0.9 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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