Bushey
Bushey is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 28,416. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 8 restaurants and cafés, with 22 bus stops and Stanmore railway station 2.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £635,797, and there were around 107 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bushey area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Harrow area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 261,203 residents at roughly 5,175 people per km².
- Council
- Harrow
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 132nd of 294 English council areas — better than 55% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:27
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 8.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 6.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
110 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences54
- Anti-social behaviour22
- Vehicle crime10
- Other theft8
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Bushey and Radlett · Hertfordshire
Local policing priorities
- Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. Following an analysis of public feedback, our priorities…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
358 reported road collisions (2025)
55 killed or seriously injured · 412 casualties · 13.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 423 rated 4–5 ★ (360 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bushey (1.7 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bushey (1.7 km):
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Live buses at Melbourne Road:
- 142 → Brent Cross · 7 min
- 258 → South Harrow Station · 8 min
- 142 → Brent Cross · 27 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£532,173 average▼ 2.5% YoY
Across Harrow · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,778 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,394
- 2 bed £1,715
- 3 bed £2,064
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
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
Property sales
1,471 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools29
- Sports pitches22
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Harrow lights up for the festive season· 30 Oct 2026
- Remembrance Sunday services in Harrow· 27 Oct 2026
- Flooding: Wealdstone High Street· 23 Oct 2026
- Stepping up safety ahead of fireworks season· 9 Oct 2026
- Lights, culture, action! Harrow shortlisted for national theatre awards· 1 Oct 2026
Source: Harrow Council
Population
261,203 residents in Harrow · 5,175/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK23,930
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,734
- Net moves−2,804
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 153 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
78 schools · 42,410 pupils
40 primary · 12 secondary · 26 other
Ofsted: 28 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)
60 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bentley Wood High SchoolOutstanding
- Nower Hill High SchoolOutstanding
- Canons High SchoolGood
- Avanti House School
- Harrow High School
- Hatch End High School
- Park High School
- Pinner High School
- Rooks Heath School
- Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
- The Sacred Heart Language College
- Whitmore High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harrow
Care & health services
301 CQC-registered services
- Care homes52
- GP practices41
- Dentists88
- Homecare agencies93
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Harrow
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 69 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
408 applications decided
69.9% granted · 285 granted, 123 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
Hertsmere
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 12
- Con 41
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools17
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
93 jobs advertised · £34,056 avg
e.g. SEN Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant, Finance Manager, Bank Host and Catering Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 44% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 19% · Biomass 10%
111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in WD23
- Manor View Practice
- Attenborough Surgery
- Little Bushey Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hertsmere:
- Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities1,185 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules462 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND202 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth160 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities154 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bushey · 0.0 kmBushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It had a population of 25,328 in the 2011 census, rising to 28,416 in the 2021 census, an increase of 12.19%. This makes Bushey the se…

- Bushey Studios · 0.1 km
Bushey Studios was a British film studio located in Melbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, which operated between 1913 and 1985. The studios were built by German-born painter and film pioneer Hubert von Herkomer in th…
Lululaund · 0.1 kmLululaund was the Romanesque Revival-style house and studio of the Bavarian-born British artist Hubert von Herkomer, in Melbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire. It was designed about 1886 and completed by 1894. The hous…
Bushey Museum & Art Gallery · 0.4 kmBushey Museum is in Bushey, Hertfordshire. It was officially opened as a volunteer-run museum in October 1993, having achieved Full Registration with the Museums and Galleries Commission. In the week prior to opening,…
- St Margaret's School, Bushey · 0.6 km
St Margaret's School is a private co-educational day school for pupils aged 2–18 in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bushey?
- Bushey is a town in Greater London, England, in the Harrow local authority.
- What is the population of Bushey?
- Bushey has an approximate settlement population of 28,416.
- How deprived is Bushey?
- The Harrow local authority, which includes Bushey, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.