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Family Area Report

W9 Harrow Road — Family Area Report

Harrow Road · Westminster

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Westminster£994/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%18.7% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

W9 is the London postcode area covering Harrow Road in the London Borough of Westminster. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 52 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 Paddington in 22 min on the morning rush. 18.7% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density8
Commute70

Schools

52 within 1 mile

  • Paddington Academy

    Secondary · 1256 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    96m

  • Ark Atwood Primary Academy

    Primary · 419 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    211m

  • St Peter's CofE School

    Primary · 192 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    242m

  • St Saviour's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 214 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    321m

  • St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Primary · 168 pupils

    341m

  • Westminster Academy

    Secondary · 1003 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    387m

  • Edward Wilson Primary School

    Primary · 254 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    410m

  • Essendine Primary School

    Primary · 237 pupils

    415m

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

Safety

0 incidents 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
    13
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    11

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    39 min
    via Bakerloo + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    35 min
    via Hammersmith & City + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    40 min
    via Hammersmith & City + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    51 min
    via Bakerloo & Elizabeth line
    PaddingtonFastest
    22 min
    via 1 bus
    Victoria
    37 min
    via Bakerloo & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Paddington in 22 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 W9. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    W9 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is W9 a good area for families?
    W9 (Harrow Road, Westminster) 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 W9?
    There are 52 schools within a mile of W9, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. W9 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is W9?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in W9 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, W9 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from W9 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from W9 is Paddington in about 22 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in W9?
    18.7% of households in W9's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

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