Harrow
Harrow is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 149,246. It has around 1 school, 6 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 5 supermarkets, and around 103 restaurants and cafés, with 36 bus stops and Harrow & Wealdstone railway station 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £504,171, and there were around 592 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Harrow area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Harrow area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 261,203 residents at roughly 5,175 people per km².
- Council
- Harrow
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 126th of 294 English council areas — better than 57% 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
22°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 14° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:25
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom
Crime
588 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences163
- Anti-social behaviour133
- Shoplifting50
- Drugs45
180 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Greenhill · Metropolitan
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour remains a top priority for Greenhill ward for Q2 2026. As part of our summer operational plan for Greenhill, both r…
- Drug related offending remains a top priority for our ward panel for Q2 2026. Officers of Greenhill NPT are committed to the reduction of…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 367 rated 4–5 ★ (267 top)
- 25 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Harrow-on-the-Hill (0.3 km)
- 55 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Harrow-on-the-Hill (0.3 km):
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Live buses at Tyburn Lane:
- 182 → Brent Cross · 2 min
- 223 → Wembley Central · 3 min
- 483 → Ealing Hospital, Windmill Lane · 6 min
- 186 → Northwick Park, Hospital · 8 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£524,160 average▼ 1.4% YoY
Across Harrow · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (3 km)
60 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 62.5 kW
- Nearest: Harrow-On-The-Hill LU Station Car Park, Station Approach, Harrow (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms5
- Sports pitches66
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
Population
261,203 residents in Harrow · 5,175/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 199 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
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)
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
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 94 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
327 applications decided
74.6% granted · 244 granted, 83 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Gareth Thomas
Labour (Co-op)
Harrow West
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 12
- Con 41
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools18
- GPs & clinics8
- Pharmacies9
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés122
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,070 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,887 jobs advertised · £42,957 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Park Royal, Childrens Home Registered Manager, Senior Business Banking Solutions Specialist
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
94% low-carbon electricity
Wind 47% · Solar 29% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 6%
25 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harrow West:
- Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities493 local signatures · 16,437 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s314 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership229 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office137 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats126 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Harrow College · 0.3 kmHarrow College is a further education college in England with two campuses - one at the foot of Harrow-on-the-Hill and the other in Harrow Weald. It was established in 1999 by the merger of two tertiary colleges; in 2…
- Harrow-on-the-Hill station · 0.4 km
Harrow-on-the-Hill is an interchange railway station in Harrow, served by suburban London Underground services on the Metropolitan line and commuter National Rail services on the London–Aylesbury line. It is 9 miles 1…
Harrow High School · 0.4 kmHarrow High School is a co-educational academy in the London Borough of Harrow and a specialist Sports College. It was previously called Gayton High School and Harrow County School for Boys. The school has a sixth for…
St Anns (Harrow) · 0.4 kmSt. Anns is a shopping centre in Harrow town centre in Greater London, England. It has two entrances, one on College Road opposite Harrow-on-the-Hill station and another on the pedestrianised St Anns Road. The centre…
Harrow bus station · 0.4 kmHarrow bus station serves the town of Harrow in Greater London, England. It is owned and maintained by Transport for London.
The Grove, Harrow School · 0.5 kmThe Grove, is a boarding house for Harrow School, in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The Grove was converted into a boarding house in 1820 and is a Grade II listed building. It was constructed on the site…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harrow?
- Harrow is a town in Greater London, England, in the Harrow local authority.
- What is the population of Harrow?
- Harrow has an approximate settlement population of 149,246.
- How deprived is Harrow?
- The Harrow local authority, which includes Harrow, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.