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HA8 Edgware — Family Area Report

Edgware · Barnet

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barnet£2,157/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%39.5% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

HA8 is the London postcode area covering Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 3 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 45 min on the morning rush. 39.5% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is HA8 in?

HA8 is in the London Borough of Barnet. Its representative postcode sits in the Edgware ward. On our family-life index, HA8 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density84
Commute70

Schools

3 within 1 mile

There are 3 schools within a mile of HA8 — 3 primary and 0 secondary among the top matches. The closest is Deansbrook Infant School, 777m from the postcode centre.

  • Deansbrook Infant School

    Primary · 212 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    777m

  • Deansbrook Junior School

    Primary · 253 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    777m

  • Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School

    Primary · 219 pupils

    Expected standard
    1283m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

HA8 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
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    5

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    53 min
    via Northern
    King's CrossFastest
    45 min
    via Northern
    Liverpool Street
    53 min
    via Northern & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    63 min
    via Northern & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    59 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    50 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 45 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 HA8. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    HA8 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is HA8 in?
    HA8 is in the London Borough of Barnet. Its representative postcode falls in the Edgware ward. HA8 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is HA8 a good area for families?
    HA8 (Edgware, Barnet) 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 HA8?
    There are 3 schools within a mile of HA8, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. HA8 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is HA8?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in HA8 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, HA8 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from HA8 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from HA8 is King's Cross in about 45 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in HA8?
    39.5% of households in HA8's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near HA8

    The closest postcodes to HA8 we cover are HA7 (Belmont, ~2.6km), NW9 (Kingsbury, ~2.9km), HA3 (Kenton West, ~3.9km) and NW4 (Hendon, ~4.4km). Families weighing HA8 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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