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Thinking of living at HA5 4QJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsdyke School | Primary | 250 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Woodhall Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 39% met the expected standard |
| Greenfields Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Oxhey Wood Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Pinner Wood School | Primary | 1.7 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Hatch End High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Heathrow | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Northwood School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 58.4 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John's School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Reddiford School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| St Margaret's School | Independent | 3.0 km | 27.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hatch End Lawn Tennis Club | 1.1 km | 36 |
| Swimming | Hatch End Swimming Pool | 1.2 km | 14 |
| Golf | Pinner Hill Golf Club | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Hatch End Cricket Club | 360 m | 8 |
| Football | Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Oxhey Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Squash | The Northwood Club | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Bmx | Harrow Skate Park | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Pinner Rugby Football Club | 410 m | 2 |
| Table tennis | Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Rifle range | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Harrow Skate Park | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Oxhey Activity Park | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Carpenders Park Angling Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hatch End, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 696k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Watford High Street.
Central London is 20 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Grimsdyke School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Hatch End High School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bentley Wood High School (2.1 km) and Nower Hill High School (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (11.5 km) and The Henrietta Barnett School (12.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Exotic Fruits, 750 m away; Tanna Pharmacy (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hatch End Medical Centre (800 m), with Tannas Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Hatch End Barbers is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 4.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Pinner & Grammarians Rugby F.C, Pinner Rugby Club Pavilion, Shaftesbury Playing Field is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Parkfield Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 15 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Shaftesbury Playing Fields, 300 m away; for exercise, Hatch End Swimming Pool (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 15 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.1 µg/m³).
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, London Heathrow is 17 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.