HA7 3ED Harrow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stanmore. Region: London.
Streets
- Stanmore Hill, Stanmore: 6 addresses
- Pine Close, Stanmore: 1 address
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 D (24% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Stanmore Hill, 89, Secret Pantry, Stanmore, permissioned (260 m)
- Stanmore Hill, 89, Secret Pantry, Stanmore, permissioned (260 m)
- Stanmore Hill, 8, Burnell House, 1st & 2nd floors, Stanmore, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Stanmore Hill, 8, Burnell House, 1st & 2nd floors, Stanmore, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Pynnacles Close, Compass House, Stanmore, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Pynnacles Close, Compass House, Stanmore, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Church Road, 43, Crazy Horse PH, Stanmore, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Church Road, 43, Crazy Horse PH, Stanmore, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
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 7 addresses are between 125 m and 129 m above sea level (127 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 17%, gigabit 17% 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 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Harrow and Wealdstone 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Hatch End 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stanmore Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hill Close Stanmore | 250 m |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 14.6 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsburys Stanmore Car Park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ionity London Watford VH | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Little Bushey Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Care Chemists | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bushey Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanmore Country Park 75 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Field 6.4 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Windmill Lane Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 78 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stanmore Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanmore Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| 73, Stanmore Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| Old Stanmore Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bentley Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Linear earthworks in Pear Wood, W of Watling Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| 18th century obelisk commemorating Cassivellaunus, at Brockley Hill, Stanmore | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Brockley Hill Romano-British pottery and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Canons Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Pond | Lake or reservoir | 320 m north |
| Little Common | Wood | 380 m north |
| Cloisters Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Heriot's Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Boot Pond | Lake or reservoir | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Merry Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 7 |
6 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Harrow: see them on the Harrow page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stanmore Hill.