Family Area Report

HA2 West Harrow — Family Area Report

West Harrow · Harrow

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Harrow£2,310/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%36.1% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

HA2 is the London postcode area covering West Harrow in the London Borough of Harrow. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 0 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 54 min on the morning rush. 36.1% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is HA2 in?

HA2 is in the London Borough of Harrow. Its representative postcode sits in the West Harrow ward. On our family-life index, HA2 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density73
Commute70

Schools

0 within 1 mile

There are 0 schools within a mile of HA2.

  • No GIAS records matched this postcode.

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

HA2 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    Waterloo
    59 min
    via Metropolitan & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    54 min
    via Metropolitan
    Liverpool Street
    59 min
    via Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    72 min
    via Metropolitan & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    58 min
    via Metropolitan & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    63 min
    via Metropolitan & Jubilee & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 54 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode HA2. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    HA2 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about West Harrow, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is HA2 in?
    HA2 is in the London Borough of Harrow. Its representative postcode falls in the West Harrow ward. HA2 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is HA2 a good area for families?
    HA2 (West Harrow, Harrow) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in HA2?
    There are 0 schools within a mile of HA2, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. HA2 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is HA2?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in HA2 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, HA2 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from HA2 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from HA2 is King's Cross in about 54 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in HA2?
    36.1% of households in HA2's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near HA2

    The closest postcodes to HA2 we cover are HA1 (Greenhill, ~1.7km), HA5 (Pinner, ~3.0km), HA4 (Ruislip Manor, ~3.5km) and HA3 (Kenton West, ~3.5km). Families weighing HA2 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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