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Harrow

Harrow is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 250,000. It has around 1 school, 6 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 88 restaurants and cafés, with 32 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Harrow & Wealdstone, 0.7 km away. There were around 549 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 4 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Harrow is around the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 261,203 residents at roughly 5,175 people per km².

53/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 132nd of 294 English council areas — better than 55% of them.

Low crime70
Home affordability4
Affordable rents9
Good schools88
Life expectancy97
Low deprivation52
Employment18
Low council tax30

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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · 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

21US 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

596 reported · August 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences181
  • Anti-social behaviour134
  • Shoplifting58
  • Burglary45

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

  • 343 rated 4–5 ★ (226 top)
  • 29 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Harrow & Wealdstone (0.7 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Harrow & Wealdstone (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£532,173 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Harrow · to 2026-08

Detached£1,217,606
Semi-detached£672,566
Terraced£545,066
Flat£319,799

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 (4.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (4.8 km)

33 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 62.5 kW
  • Nearest: 20-22 Grant Road (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms6
  • Sports pitches36
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

A £1,674
B £1,953
C £2,232
D £2,511
E £3,069
F £3,627
G £4,185
H £5,022

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
  • 19 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

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)

Harrow West

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 12
  • Con 41
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools19
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets9
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés120

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,455 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

785 jobs advertised · £44,592 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Head of PE / Teacher of Girls' PE, Field Sales Representative

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Biomass 11%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

16 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in HA1

  • St Marks Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
  • The Pinner Road Surgery
  • The Northwick Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harrow West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Kodak Harrow · 0.1 km

    The Kodak Works, Harrow was a photographic manufacturing plant and research and development centre on Headstone Drive, Harrow, North West London. Built by the American Kodak company in 1890, it was their largest facto…

  • Harrow Crown Court · 0.3 km

    Harrow Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Hailsham Drive, Harrow, London.

  • Whitefriars School · 0.4 km

    Whitefriars School is a co-educational all-through school and sixth form located in the Wealdstone area of the London Borough of Harrow, England.

  • Wealdstone · 0.6 km

    Wealdstone is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone.…

  • Harrow & Wealdstone station · 0.6 km

    Harrow & Wealdstone is an interchange station in north-west London. It is located in both Harrow and Wealdstone in the London Borough of Harrow. The station provides southbound Bakerloo line services of the London Und…

  • Salvatorian College · 0.7 km

    Salvatorian College is an academy for boys between the ages of 11–18, situated in Wealdstone in the London Borough of Harrow, founded by Gabriel Enderley. The spiritual founder of the college is considered to be Franc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)