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Housing in HA8 5RT

What the homes in HA8 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queensbury East
Council
Harrow
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,790 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.9%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HA8 5RTEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached40%31.5%
Terraced48.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.7% of households in the HA8 5RT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.1% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

HA8 5RT
66%
31%
England
  • Owned65.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented31.4%20.5%
  • Social rented2.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HA8 5RTEngland
Owned outright39.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.5 people living in it. 13% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HA8 5RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (28.1%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

HA8 5RTEngland
Living alone, under 665.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.7%12.8%
Couple, no children6.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children12.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households28.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Harrow

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Harrow (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HarrowEngland
All homes£1,778£1,459
One bedroom£1,394£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,715£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,064£1,489
Four or more£2,789£2,161
Detached£2,756£1,640
Semi-detached£2,247£1,449
Terraced£2,013£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,615£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HA8 5RT (Queensbury East) (about 1,790 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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