HA2 postcode area guide — Harrow

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Broadband & internet speeds in HA2

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the HA2 postcode district (Harrow) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 940 postcodes Ofcom measures in HA2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.8%.

Around 0% of premises in HA2 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 HA2

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Mobile signal around Harrow

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Harrow district (102,712 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HA2

Police recorded 418 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HA2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 HA2

Based on 322 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HA2 is £517,500, essentially flat on the previous year (£520,000).

Latest recorded sales in HA2

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Harrow demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Harrow district (261,203 residents, 89,642 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HA2

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 HA2

340 rated food businesses operate in HA2. 137 hold the top rating of 5, 83 are rated 4, and 29 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aavjo express, Unit 5, South Harrow Market, Abis Supermarket, Adam's Burgers, Aldi Stores Ltd., Ambala Foods Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HA2

From a sample of 220 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HA2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 Harrow

Landlines around HA2 typically use:

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What's it like living in HA2?

Postcodes in HA2

Neighbouring districts

All Harrow (HA) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.