Estate agents in HA8

Transport links

Edgware Underground station is about 0.1 miles from the centre of HA8, with Burnt Oak about 0.8 miles away, Canons Park about 0.9 miles and Stanmore about 1.3 miles. The nearest railway station is Mill Hill Broadway at about 1 mile, followed by Hendon at about 3 miles, Elstree & Borehamwood at about 3 miles and Headstone Lane at about 4 miles. The A5100, A5, A5109, A41 and A410 pass through or beside the area. M1 junction 2 at Five Ways Corner is about 2 miles away and A1(M) junction 1 at Bignells Corner is about 5 miles away. London Heathrow Airport is about 13 miles away and London City Airport about 16 miles. Central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.

Schools in and near HA8

HA8 has 18 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. Edgware Primary School is nearest at about 0.1 miles, with Watling Park School (free school) at about 0.4 miles and Krishna Avanti Primary School (Hindu, academy) at about 0.6 miles. Secondary options include London Academy and Canons High School, both academies with sixth forms at about 1 mile and Avanti House School (Hindu, sixth form, free school) at about 1.2 miles. Independent schools include The London Mechina (boys only) at about 0.2 miles. Woodlands School is a special school about 0.7 miles away. Stanmore College is about 1.5 miles away and Middlesex University about 2.5 miles.

Living in HA8

HA8 is classed as rural and lies in or beside the built-up area of Elstree, with about 66,380 residents in the postcode district. There are more than 170 shops, including at least 13 supermarkets. Sainsbury's is at the centre. There are more than 20 convenience stores and Watling Market, about 0.8 miles away, is disused. Food and drink includes more than 20 cafés, more than 30 restaurants and more than 10 takeaways. There are at least three pubs, the nearest being The Three Wishes at about 0.2 miles. Oak Lodge Medical Centre is about 0.5 miles away and there are at least nine pharmacies with Boots about 0.1 miles away. Dentists number at least eight. Northwick Park Hospital, the nearest with an emergency department, is about 3.2 miles away. Edgware Library is about 0.3 miles away and Edgware Post Office about 0.2 miles. Stonegrove Park is the nearest of around ten named parks at about 0.4 miles.

A short history of HA8

Edgware is an Old English name that refers to a weir belonging to a man called Ecgi and appears in records of the 970s as Aegces wer. The Domesday Book of 1086 makes no mention of Edgware, though Edgwarebury Farm was a manorial centre by 1216. Edgware Road follows the line of the Roman Watling Street and a turnpike trust improved it in 1711. The Duke of Chandos built Cannons in nearby Little Stanmore around 1713. On 4 February 1735 Dick Turpin and his gang broke into Earlsbury Farm. Burnt Oak takes its name from a field recorded in 1754 that held an oak burned by lightning. Hendon Union Workhouse was built there in 1838 and the Middlesex Freehold Land Society laid out its first streets in 1853. A railway reached Edgware in 1867. Tube stations opened in 1924 and housing followed, including the Watling Estate, first occupied in April 1927. Of 19 listed buildings nearby the Church of St Lawrence is Grade I and 18 are Grade II.

Landscape and geography in HA8

HA8 sits at about 62 metres (203 feet) above sea level. Edgeware Brook, Silk Stream, Dean's Brook and Edgewarebury Brook run through or along the edge of the area. The nearest point of each is under half a mile from the centre. The open coast is about 35 miles from the centre. The Lake is about 0.5 miles from the centre, Stoney Wood Lake about 1.2 miles and Welsh Harp Reservoir about 2.3 miles. Hills within 10 miles include Deacons Hill at 148 metres (485 feet) and Highwood Hill at 144 metres (472 feet), both about 2.1 miles from the centre. Bushey Heath reaches 153 metres (503 feet) and lies about 3 miles from the centre. The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, now called a National Landscape, lies about 10 miles from the area.

People and homes in HA8

Census 2021 figures show about 71,400 usual residents in HA8. At the 2021 Census 20% were aged under 15, 66% were aged 15 to 64 and 14% were aged 65 and over, against 17%, 64% and 18% for England. The 2021 Census counted about 23,900 households with an average size of 3.0 people. Census 2021 figures show 38% of households in semi-detached houses and 33% in flats, maisonettes or apartments. At the 2021 Census 52% of households owned their home and 30% rented privately, against 61% and 20% in England. Valuation Office Agency figures for 31 March 2026 show band D as the most common council tax band, at 32% of about 25,320 homes. Environment Agency figures for June 2026 cover rivers and the sea only and show 477 residential properties at high or medium risk, which is 2% of homes on the council tax list.

Economy and jobs in HA8

In the 2021 Census, the largest industry of employed residents of Elstree, the built-up area that includes HA8, was human health and social work activities at 16.2%. Nic Pouches has its headquarters recorded in Edgware. Mill Yard Industrial Estate is about 0.5 miles from the centre of HA8 and Mill Hill Industrial Estate is about 1.3 miles away. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 across the wider Barnet council area was 72.2% in the 12 months to June 2026, below the United Kingdom figure of 75.5%. In September 2026, 13,230 people in the wider Barnet council area claimed unemployment-related benefits, which is 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64, above the United Kingdom figure of 3.9%. Median gross pay of full-time employees working in the wider Barnet council area was £38,294 a year in 2025.

Notable people from HA8

The people mentioned here were all born in Edgware. John Bercow (born 1963) is a politician and political scientist who served as Speaker of the House of Commons. Archie Panjabi (born 1972) and Jane March (born 1973) are both film actors and March also works as a model. Frank Williams (1931 to 2022) was an English television and stage actor and autobiographer. Antony Costa (born 1981) is an English singer-songwriter and actor, while Victor Feldman (1934 to 1987) was an English jazz musician and vibraphonist. David Piper (born 1930) is a Formula One driver and James-Andrew Davis (born 1991) is an English fencer.

Sport and leisure

Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre and Centenary Sports are among the sports centres in and around HA8, alongside Park High School Sports Hall and Greentop Young Persons Activity Centre. The Arch Climbing Wall: Arch North covers climbing and bouldering and The Drive Tennis Club covers tennis. Stanmore Bowls Club and Mill Hill Bowling Green cater for bowls, while The Hive Stadium is the named soccer stadium. Stanmore Golf Club and Mill Hill Golf Course are the golf courses and Lost Jungle London offers footgolf and miniature golf. Parks include Canons Park, Centenary Park, Colindale Park and Grahame Park Open Space, with Copthall South Fields and Moat Mount Open Space as nature reserves. Several gyms are also mapped.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in HA8?

The median price paid in HA8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £550,000. This is based on standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.

What is the median price paid for each type of property in HA8?

Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £647,500 for semi-detached houses (126 sales) and £500,000 for terraced houses (94 sales). For flats it was £330,000 (80 sales).

How many homes were sold in HA8 over the last year?

HM Land Registry recorded 330 standard sales in HA8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.

What transport is there near HA8?

Edgware underground station is about 0.1 miles from the centre and the nearest railway station is Mill Hill Broadway at about 1.1 miles. M1 junction 2 (Five Ways Corner) is about 2 miles away and central London is about 10 miles away in a straight line.

How many estate agent branches are there in HA8?

There are 25 estate agent sales branches with an office in the HA8 postcode district.

Areas near HA8

• HA7
• NW7
• WD6
• NW9
• HA9
• HA3
• NW4
• HA1

HA8 is in Barnet.

Estate agents near HA8

1. Kramer EstatesBarnet HA8 7HX0.1 miles
2. Melvin JacobsBarnet HA8 7LY0.2 miles
3. Bairstow EvesBarnet HA8 7JG0.2 miles
4. Steve Wayne - Property ExpertBarnet HA8 7AT0.2 miles
5. Benjamin Stevens Estate AgentsBarnet HA8 7AT0.2 miles
6. Bens Properties Ltd.Elstree HA8 70.2 miles
7. Domus Abroad Ltd.Harrow HA8 7DB0.2 miles
8. MorelandHarrow HA8 6NL0.2 miles
9. Mile EstatesBarnet HA8 7LW0.2 miles
10. The Property ShopHarrow HA8 7DB0.2 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of HA8.