Bushey

17°CMist

• Today: 25° / 16° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:20

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

150 reported · July 2026▲ 35% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences56
• Anti-social behaviour42
• Criminal damage & arson22
• Vehicle crime9

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Bushey and Radlett · Hertfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

359 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 424 casualties · 13.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 423 rated 4–5 ★ (363 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bushey (1.7 km)
• 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£524,160 average▼ 1.4% YoY

Across Harrow · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,773 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,390
• 2 bed £1,711
• 3 bed £2,058

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

14.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 14.0 times median annual pay (13.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)

37 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 31 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Opecprime Developments LTD (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms2
• Swimming pools29
• Sports pitches22
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Give your car a little break and join Harrow's cycling celebration· 10 Sept 2026
• New skills, new careers thanks to £1.4m investment· 25 Aug 2026
• Get active with Olympic Sprinter and Gladiators star Nitro for a free open day at the Leisure Centre· 25 Aug 2026
• Update on Environment Enforcement· 19 Aug 2026
• Save more with Harrow's solar panel scheme· 6 Aug 2026

Source: Harrow Council

261,203 residents in Harrow · 5,175/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 199 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,511 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (31% of 96,860)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

75 schools · 42,410 pupils

40 primary · 12 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 28 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

60inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harrow

302 CQC-registered services

• Care homes53
• GP practices42
• Dentists87
• Homecare agencies93
• Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Harrow

• Not in the Green Belt
• 69 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

327 applications decided

74.6% granted · 244 granted, 83 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

Hertsmere

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 12
• Con 41
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools17
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

16,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

208 jobs advertised · £36,618 avg

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Source: Adzuna

£880 median full-time weekly pay

4.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,484 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 104,324 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

47% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Nuclear 26% · Wind 11% · Biomass 10%

217 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.7 women · 62.9 men

54% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hertsmere:

• Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities1,183 local signatures · 11,464 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need445 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s358 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office354 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership341 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Lululaund · 0.1 km

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  Bushey Museum & Art Gallery · 0.4 km

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