Is HA1 2HA a good place to live?

Harrow (HA1 2HA), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

HA1 2HA has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (21 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

HA1 2HA is a UK postcode in HA1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Harrow-on-the-Hill, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around HA1 2HA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 16 incidents were reported in HA1 2HA. It ranks 765 of 971 for safety within HA1.

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
72/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

HA1 2HA is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 16 incidents were reported in HA1 2HA.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (38%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (13%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within HA1, this postcode ranks 765 of 971 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
16last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

HA1 district average
586 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
6 (38%)
Violent Crime
4 (25%)
Other Theft
2 (13%)
Burglary
2 (13%)
Robbery
1 (6%)
Public Order
1 (6%)

Schools near HA1 2HA

95 schools near HA1 2HA, including 21 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 49 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (10 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.

72
Primary
23
Secondary
21
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
11
49
4
2
6
Outstanding (11) Good (49) Requires Improvement (4) Inadequate (2) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools23 schools
10
11
2
Outstanding (10) Good (11) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

HA1 2HA is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Gayatri, 0.2 miles away.

Lowlands Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Gayatri
    HA12DR
    0.2 mi
  • North West International Supermarket
    HA12TA
    0.2 mi
  • Unknown Supermarket
    HA11GW
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    HA11BD
    0.3 mi
  • Tesco
    HA12TU
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Lowlands Recreation Ground
    HA11BU
    0.3 mi
  • The Grove Open Space
    HA13BB
    0.4 mi
  • Church Fields
    HA13EU
    0.6 mi
  • Kenton Recreation Ground
    HA38PT
    0.7 mi
  • Harrow Recreation Ground
    HA11RB
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Harrow-on-the-Hill is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from HA1 2HA - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Northwick Park (0.5 mi), Kenton (0.6 mi), Harrow & Wealdstone (0.9 mi).

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

5
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Harrow-on-the-Hill
    HA11BB
    0.3 mi
  • Northwick Park
    HA30AT
    0.5 mi
  • Kenton
    HA30EU
    0.6 mi
  • Harrow & Wealdstone
    HA35BQ
    0.9 mi
  • West Harrow
    HA14DY
    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

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