HA8 6BS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HA8 6BT 36 m
HA8 6JQ 44 m
HA8 6JH 84 m
HA8 6BU 87 m
HA8 6JL 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HA8 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HA
Postcode district
HA8
Postcode sector
HA8 6
Latitude
51.602900
Longitude
-0.287283
British National Grid easting
518,711
British National Grid northing
190,729

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
E00010632
Lower layer super output area
Harrow 007C · E01002121
Middle layer super output area
Harrow 007 · E02000439

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, St Brides Avenue, Edgware, HA8 6BS 5 April 2022 £500,000
8, St Brides Avenue, Edgware, HA8 6BS 21 February 2021 £525,000
50, St Brides Avenue, Edgware, HA8 6BS 28 February 2020 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
72
Secondary
19
  1. Camrose Primary With Nursery

    Community school

    84 m
  2. Woodlands School

    Community special school

    212 m
  3. Canons High School

    Academy converter

    377 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,505
  • Anti social behaviour 750
  • Vehicle crime 518
  • Burglary 474
  • Shoplifting 472

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

32 female, 35 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.7
HA8 6 residents
11,417

Age bands in HA8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,208 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,395 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.4%

3,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,776 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

1,772 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HA8 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

52

within 5 km

  • BACON LANE SURGERY

    11 BACON LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5AT

    ODS code E84014

    826 m

  • HONEYPOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    404 HONEYPOT LANE, STANMORE, HA7 1JP

    ODS code E84039

    827 m

  • MOLLISON WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E84075

    839 m

  • THE STREATFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    177 STREATFIELD ROAD, HARROW, HA3 9BN

    ODS code E84646

    1.1 km

  • OAK LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    234 BURNT OAK BROADWAY, EDGWARE, HA8 0AP

    ODS code E83032

    1.2 km

  • THE STANMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 CROWSHOTT AVENUE, STANMORE, HA7 1HS

    ODS code E84057

    1.2 km

  • ZAIN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84653

    1.2 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE (BRENT)

    82 STAG LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 5LP

    ODS code E84020

    1.3 km

  • KINGS EDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    132 STAG LANE, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 0QP

    ODS code E84699

    1.6 km

  • LANE END MEDICAL GROUP

    2 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9GJ

    ODS code E83053

    1.6 km

  • WATLING MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E83018

    1.8 km

  • STREATFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    1 STREATFIELD ROAD, KENTON, HARROW, HA3 9BP

    ODS code E84018

    1.8 km

  • PENSHURST GARDENS SURGERY

    39 PENSHURST GARDENS, EDGWARE, HA8 9TN

    ODS code E83030

    1.8 km

  • KENTON CLINIC

    533 KENTON ROAD, KENTON, HARROW, HA3 0UQ

    ODS code E84647

    1.9 km

  • KINGSBURY HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    245 STAG LANE, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 0EF

    ODS code E84078

    2.0 km

  • BRAMPTON HEALTH CENTRE

    5 BRAMPTON ROAD, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 9BY

    ODS code E84049

    2.0 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    36 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, EDGWARE, HA8 0RW

    ODS code E83028

    2.1 km

  • WILLOW TREE FAMILY DOCTORS

    343B STAG LANE, LONDON, NW9 9AD

    ODS code E84015

    2.1 km

  • JAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 EDGWAREBURY LANE, EDGWARE, HA8 8NB

    ODS code E83038

    2.2 km

  • THE FRYENT WAY SURGERY

    22 FRYENT WAY, KINGSBURY, LONDON, NW9 9SB

    ODS code E84048

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Brides Avenue

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.1 miles
  • St Brides Avenue

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.1 miles
  • Merlin Crescent

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.2 miles
  • Merlin Crescent

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.2 miles
  • Bacon Lane

    BCT · Little Stanmore

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harrow 007C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,612 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £500,000 from 1 recorded sale in HA8 6BS. 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

Published establishments

140 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 19 secondary schools. Camrose Primary With Nursery is the nearest published school at 84 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 440.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,505 events.

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