HA5 4SU Harrow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headstone. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Harrow in 2026-27: Band D £2,511 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,674 | £1,953 | £2,232 | £2,511 | £3,069 | £3,627 | £4,185 | £5,022 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (27% of about 510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Harrow.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 59 m and 65 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headstone Lane 517,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Hatch End 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Harrow and Wealdstone 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pinner Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| North Harrow Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 13.8 km |
| Car parks | Hatch End Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Headstone Lane Medical Centre | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cedars Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Headstone Lane Dental Practice | 900 m |
| Hospital | Roxbourne Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Pinner Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 900 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Boulevarde Gardens 4,300 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Old Millhillians Rugby Football Club 2.7 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Melbourne Avenue Allotments 7,240 m² | 580 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pinner deer park, Pinner Park Farm, a scheduled monument, 280 m north-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pinner deer park, Pinner Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| East End Farm Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south-west |
| Pinner House | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south-west |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-west |
| Headstone Manor moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Grims Dyke | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nower Hill | Hill | 720 m south-west |
| Pinner Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Stony Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north |
| Weald Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Nanscot Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Boot Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
2 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.