HA8 5AL

Edgware · Harrow · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Edgware
Ward
Edgware
Local authority
Harrow
Constituency
Harrow East
Postcode district
HA8
Postcode sector
HA8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HA8 5FD 55 m
HA8 5TX 65 m
HA8 5BW 66 m
HA8 5AQ 78 m
HA8 6EG 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HA8 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HA
Postcode district
HA8
Postcode sector
HA8 5
Latitude
51.607303
Longitude
-0.276589
British National Grid easting
519,440
British National Grid northing
191,236

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Harrow · E09000015
Electoral ward
Edgware · E05013545
Parish or community
E43000205
Westminster constituency
Harrow East · E14001270
Output area
E00184411
Lower layer super output area
Harrow 007A · E01002119
Middle layer super output area
Harrow 007 · E02000439

Postcode source versions

Explore HA8

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Albany Crescent, Edgware, HA8 5AL 7 June 2024 £650,000
Albany House, 8, Albany Crescent, Edgware, HA8 5AL 28 February 2024 £265,000
21, Albany Crescent, Edgware, HA8 5AL 15 January 2021 £329,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
131
Primary
67
Secondary
19
  1. Edgware Primary School

    Community school

    323 m
  2. Oakbridge Special Education

    Special post 16 institution

    340 m
  3. Northgate School

    Pupil referral unit

    367 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,522
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,559
  • Anti social behaviour 839
  • Vehicle crime 512
  • Shoplifting 483
  • Burglary 431

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

43 female, 57 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
3.6
HA8 5 residents
14,009

Age bands in HA8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,442 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,687 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.9%

4,608 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

3,138 residents

Age 65 and over
12.5%

1,699 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HA8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • BACON LANE SURGERY

    11 BACON LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5AT

    ODS code E84014

    252 m

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

    EDGWARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AD

    ODS code E84653

    381 m

  • OAK LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    234 BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AP

    ODS code E83032

    574 m

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    897 m

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    1.0 km

  • MOLLISON WAY SURGERY

    45C-46 SOUTH PARADE, MOLLISON WAY, HARROW, EDGWARE, HA8 5QL

    ODS code E84075

    1.1 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE (BRENT)

    82 STAG LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5LP

    ODS code E84020

    1.1 km

  • WATLING MEDICAL CENTRE

    108 WATLING AVENUE, BURNT OAK, EDGWARE, HA8 0NR

    ODS code E83018

    1.1 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    1.3 km

  • MULBERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 SEFTON AVENUE, MILL HILL, LONDON, NW7 3QB

    ODS code E83046

    1.4 km

  • KINGS EDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    132 STAG LANE, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 0QP

    ODS code E84699

    1.5 km

  • DR SP TALPAHEWA

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 156 DEANS LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 9NT

    ODS code E83668

    1.5 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    1.6 km

  • HONEYPOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    404 HONEYPOT LANE, STANMORE, HA7 1JP

    ODS code E84039

    1.7 km

  • KINGSBURY HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    245 STAG LANE, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 0EF

    ODS code E84078

    1.9 km

  • THE STANMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 CROWSHOTT AVENUE, STANMORE, HA7 1HS

    ODS code E84057

    2.0 km

  • THE STREATFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    177 STREATFIELD ROAD, HARROW, HA3 9BN

    ODS code E84646

    2.0 km

  • WILLOW TREE FAMILY DOCTORS

    343B STAG LANE, LONDON, NW9 9AD

    ODS code E84015

    2.1 km

  • THE EVERGLADE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE CONCOURSE, GRAHAME PARK ESTATE, LONDON, NW9 5XT

    ODS code E83011

    2.3 km

  • BRAMPTON HEALTH CENTRE

    5 BRAMPTON ROAD, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 9BY

    ODS code E84049

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Deansbrook Road

    BCT · Edgware

    0.0 miles
  • Deansbrook Road

    BCT · Edgware

    0.1 miles
  • Summit Close

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Community Hospital / Deansbrook Road

    BCT · Edgware

    0.1 miles
  • Edgware Community Hospital / Deansbrook Road

    BCT · Edgware

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrow 007A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,717 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £457,500 from 2 recorded sales in HA8 5AL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Harrow is £524,160 in June 2026, down 1.4% year on year.

Schools

131 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 19 secondary schools. Edgware Primary School is the nearest published school at 323 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,522 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,559 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.