Housing in HA8 7SU
What the homes in HA8 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Canons Park
- Council
- Harrow
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
HA8 7SUEdgware
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.3%). Flats make up 45.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71.7% of households in the HA8 7SU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.5% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented25.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HA8 7SU (Canons Park) (about 1,573 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.