HA1 postcode area guide — Brent
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HA1 postcode district in Brent — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HA1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.4%
Gigabit-capable
76.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the HA1 postcode district (Brent) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 889 postcodes Ofcom measures in HA1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.4%.
Around 0% of premises in HA1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HA1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HA1 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| HA1 1AR | 98.8% | 98.8% |
| HA1 1AS | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| HA1 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| HA1 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| HA1 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| HA1 1BB | 50% | 50% |
| HA1 1BD | 1% | 1% |
| HA1 1BE | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| HA1 1BH | 81.3% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Brent
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Brent district (144,763 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in HA1
Police recorded 696 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HA1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 204 | 29.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 162 | 23.3% |
| Shoplifting | 70 | 10.1% |
| Other theft | 48 | 6.9% |
| Public order | 48 | 6.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 48 | 6.9% |
| Theft from the person | 33 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 27 | 3.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HA1
Based on 241 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HA1 is £420,000, up 0.7% on the previous year (£417,000).
Detached
£920,000
7 sales
Semi-detached
£610,000
37 sales
Terraced
£568,845
41 sales
Flat / maisonette
£340,000
147 sales
Latest recorded sales in HA1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £415,000 | Flat | London Road | HA1 3JJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £430,000 | Flat | Mount Park Road | HA1 3XH |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,525,000 | Detached | South Hill Avenue | HA1 3PA |
| 8 May 2026 | £364,000 | Flat | Gayton Road | HA1 2HJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £340,000 | Flat | Ranmoor Close | HA1 1UH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £646,000 | Terraced | Bedford Road | HA1 4LZ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Lyon Road | HA1 2AL |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced | Pinner Road | HA1 4JY |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Flat | Sovereign Place | HA1 2FL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £632,000 | Semi-detached | Nibthwaite Road | HA1 1TB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Brent demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Brent district (339,816 residents, 118,612 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% |
| 15–29 | 29.5% |
| 30–44 | 22.4% |
| 45–64 | 17.4% |
| 65+ | 11.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 38.4% |
| Private rented | 36.2% |
| Social rented | 14.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around HA1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 982 | HA1 2JG |
| Harrow School | Not applicable | 12–19 | 833 | HA1 3HP |
| Vaughan Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 668 | HA1 4EL |
| Marlborough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 651 | HA1 1UJ |
| Norbury School | Primary | 3–11 | 641 | HA1 1QQ |
| Orley Farm School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 467 | HA1 3NU |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | HA1 3BE |
| Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | HA1 2DJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HA1
415 rated food businesses operate in HA1. 226 hold the top rating of 5, 77 are rated 4, and 28 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Accomplished Group, ActiKid Ltd and ActiHealth Ltd, Adore, Ahsaan Burger Makrroryan Kabul Zibaa, AJ Pizza's.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HA1
From a sample of 311 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 HA1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
42%
Band D
34%
Band E
5%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Brent
Landlines around HA1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.