# HA8

Postcode district covering Edgware, Burnt Oak and Little Stanmore, in Barnet and Harrow.

HA8 is a postcode district covering Edgware, Burnt Oak and Little Stanmore, in Barnet and Harrow. Median sale price £535,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code HA8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HA8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HA8 was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 224th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 70,751** (2021). HA8 had 70,751 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 40th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in HA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.5%** (January 2026). In HA8, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in HA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 409 homes were sold in HA8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HA8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HA8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HA8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HA8 had 70,751 usual residents at the census.

## How HA8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HA8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £535,000 | 4th cheapest | 10 postcode districts, HA · 2025 |
| Population | 70,751 | 2nd most populated | 10 postcode districts, HA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, HA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.5% | 5th highest | 10 postcode districts, HA · Jan 2026 |

## Is HA8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HA8 at a rate of 93.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across the HA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 491 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HA8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,794), anti-social behaviour (1,768) and other crime (918).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HA8 was 88.2 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.

## Deprivation in HA8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HA8 has no single figure. Of its 40 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HA8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barnet 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000195) | 2,019 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 77.2% |
| [Barnet 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000229) | 1,670 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Barnet 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000230) | 1,960 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.4% |
| [Barnet 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000232) | 1,871 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.5% |
| [Barnet 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000186) | 1,771 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Barnet 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000187) | 1,737 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.1% |
| [Barnet 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000188) | 1,578 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| [Barnet 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000189) | 2,469 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 62.4% |
| [Barnet 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000190) | 1,731 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.5% |
| [Barnet 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000191) | 1,549 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.1% |
| [Barnet 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000192) | 1,997 | 92.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.6% |
| [Barnet 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000193) | 1,948 | 405.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.7% |
| [Barnet 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000194) | 1,906 | 115.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.2% |
| [Barnet 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000226) | 1,735 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Barnet 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000227) | 1,869 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Barnet 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000132) | 1,617 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Barnet 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000133) | 1,645 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| [Barnet 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000235) | 1,862 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 79.9% |
| [Barnet 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000127) | 1,557 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Barnet 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000128) | 2,049 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| [Barnet 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000129) | 1,604 | 419.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.1% |
| [Barnet 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01000134) | 1,824 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Barnet 024G](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01033913) | 1,529 | 213.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.7% |
| [Barnet 024H](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/neighbourhood/e01033914) | 1,813 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.5% |
| [Brent 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/brent/neighbourhood/e01000592) | 1,831 | 98.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Brent 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/brent/neighbourhood/e01000593) | 2,121 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.2% |
| [Brent 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/brent/neighbourhood/e01000594) | 1,815 | 147.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.4% |
| [Harrow 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002113) | 1,560 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.5% |
| [Harrow 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002116) | 1,590 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.9% |
| [Harrow 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002118) | 1,878 | 134.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.9% |
| [Harrow 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01034589) | 2,000 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.0% |
| [Harrow 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002119) | 2,508 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.0% |
| [Harrow 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002120) | 1,362 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| [Harrow 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002121) | 1,822 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Harrow 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002122) | 1,859 | 53.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| [Harrow 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002123) | 1,713 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% |
| [Harrow 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002124) | 1,793 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Harrow 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002125) | 1,970 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| [Harrow 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002198) | 1,812 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Harrow 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/neighbourhood/e01002200) | 2,199 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |

## Your MP

- [Hendon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hendon): David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour), MP since July 2024. 55% of the people here.
- [Harrow East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harrow-east): Bob Blackman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 33% of the people here.
- [Chipping Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chipping-barnet): Dan Tomlinson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 12% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HA8

[Burnt Oak & Watling Park](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/burnt-oak-and-watling-park), [Canons Park](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/canons-park), [Edgware Central](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/edgware-central), [Edgware East](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/edgware-east), [Edgware Park](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/edgware-park), [Edgware West](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/edgware-west), [Mill Hill Broadway](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet/mill-hill-broadway), [Queensbury East](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow/queensbury-east), [Queensbury South](https://openindex.co.uk/brent/queensbury-south)

## Postcode sectors in HA8

[HA8 0 (237 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-0), [HA8 4 (34 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-4), [HA8 5 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-5), [HA8 6 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-6), [HA8 7 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-7), [HA8 8 (301 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-8), [HA8 9 (264 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8-9)

## Councils HA8 covers

[Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet), [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow)

## Towns in HA8

[Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet), [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent), [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow)

## Postcode districts next to HA8

[HA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha7), [NW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw7), [NW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw9), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Edgware (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2749,51.6136), [Stanmore (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3033,51.6198), [Canons Park (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2947,51.6077), [Mill Hill Broadway (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2492,51.6131)

## More in the HA postcode area

[All HA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HA8 in brief

HA8 is a postcode district covering Edgware, Burnt Oak and Little Stanmore, in Barnet and Harrow.
About 73,398 people lived in HA8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £535,000 in 2025 across 409 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 93.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HA8 was £535,000 in 2025.
HA8 had 70,751 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in HA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HA8, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HA8
- Postcode area: [HA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha)
- Constituency: [Hendon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hendon)
- Council: [Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet)
- Area: 12.11 km²
- People, mid-2024: 73,398*
- Neighbourhoods: 40
- Output areas: 181

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha7), [NW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw7), [NW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw9), [WD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd6)

## Latest updates for HA8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HA8

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha8