Is HA1 4GR a good place to live?
Harrow (HA1 4GR), London, England
View HA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
HA1 4GR has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (21 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
HA1 4GR is a UK postcode in HA1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 21 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Harrow & Wealdstone, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around HA1 4GR include 5 supermarkets, 4 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in HA1 4GR. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
HA1 4GR is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in HA1 4GR.
The most common categories are Burglary (30%), Vehicle crime (30%), Anti-social behaviour (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within HA1, this postcode ranks 664 of 971 for safety.
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
Schools near HA1 4GR
96 schools near HA1 4GR, including 21 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 51 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
HA1 4GR is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Unknown Supermarket, 0.5 miles away.
Harrow Recreation Ground is just 0.8 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Unknown Supermarket0.5 mi
- Asda0.5 mi
- Tariq Supermarket0.6 mi
- Waitrose0.8 mi
- Tesco0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Harrow Recreation Ground0.8 mi
- Harrow Weald Recreation Ground0.8 mi
- Byron Recreation Ground0.9 mi
- The Cedars1.0 mi
Transportation
Harrow & Wealdstone is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from HA1 4GR - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Headstone Lane (0.7 mi), North Harrow (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Harrow & Wealdstone0.6 mi
- Headstone Lane0.7 mi
- North Harrow1.0 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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