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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Harrow, with 10 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In HA, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£555,000
8th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
531,132
56th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How HA compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

HAMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. HA is £555,000.
£555,0008th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. HA is 531,132.
531,13256th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. HA is 90.0%.
90.0%51st highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. HA is 4.7%.
4.7%21st highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is HA safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HA at a rate of 87.8 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3,851 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HA.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13,101), anti-social behaviour (10,916) and other crime (6,977).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HA was 87.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in HA

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
HA0Alperton, Sudbury56,716£515,00089.8 per 1,000
HA1Harrow, Greenhill45,107£427,640139.3 per 1,000
HA2Harrow, Roxeth59,897£538,50073.6 per 1,000
HA3Wealdstone, Harrow Weald76,741£551,50076.5 per 1,000
HA4Ruislip, Eastcote52,926£560,00070.5 per 1,000
HA5Pinner, Eastcote46,895£709,50060.1 per 1,000
HA6Northwood, Eastbury23,902£755,00059.3 per 1,000
HA7Stanmore, Belmont39,661£595,00060.5 per 1,000
HA8Edgware, Burnt Oak70,751£535,00093.3 per 1,000
HA9Wembley, Tokyngton58,536£530,000128.4 per 1,000
HA in brief

The HA postcode area, named after Harrow, has 10 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in HA was £555,000 in 2025.

HA had 531,132 usual residents at the census.

In HA, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In HA, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.