Harrow
Harrow is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 149,246. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, with 22 bus stops and Hatch End railway station 2.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £504,171, and there were around 37 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 Hertsmere area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 107,827 residents at roughly 1,066 people per km².
- Council
- Hertsmere
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 134th of 294 English council areas — better than 54% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:32
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
53 reported · August 2026▲ 29% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Burglary7
- Other theft3
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
223 reported road collisions (2025)
43 killed or seriously injured · 317 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
297 food businesses within 2 miles
- 244 rated 4–5 ★ (198 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hatch End (2.9 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hatch End (2.9 km):
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Live buses at Avanti House Primary School:
- 258 → South Harrow Station · 13 min
- 258 → South Harrow Station · 27 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£553,008 average▲ 1.5% YoY
Across Hertsmere · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,829 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,258
- 2 bed £1,604
- 3 bed £1,941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,090 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 (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Hertsmere Borough Council-High Road Car Park (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools48
- Sports pitches31
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
107,827 residents in Hertsmere · 1,066/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,918
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,715
- Net moves+203
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 214 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (33% of 45,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
58 schools · 22,822 pupils
31 primary · 8 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
41 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dame Alice Owen's SchoolOutstanding
- Yavneh CollegeGood
- Gracewood AcademyRequires improvement
- Bushey Meads School
- Elstree Screen Arts Academy
- Hertswood Academy
- Queens' School
- The Grange Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hertsmere
Care & health services
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 57 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
217 applications decided
84.3% granted · 183 granted, 34 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 12
- Con 15
- LD 7
- Ref 2
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens15
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,480 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
780 jobs advertised · £43,801 avg
e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Apprentice Educator, Delivery Driver - Park Royal
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£882 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£36,877 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 45,217 certificates
8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday6.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
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
- RAF Bentley Priory · 0.6 km
RAF Bentley Priory was a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow. It was the headquarters of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain and throughout the Second World War. The R…
Bentley Priory · 0.6 kmBentley Priory is an eighteenth to nineteenth century stately home and deer park in Stanmore on the northern edge of the Greater London area in the London Borough of Harrow.
- Harrow Weald Common · 0.7 km
Harrow Weald Common is an 18-hectare area of woodland, heath and pasture in Harrow Weald in the London Borough of Harrow. It is considered of considerable importance for wildlife, and it was formerly part of the Stanm…
- Harrow Weald SSSI · 0.8 km
Harrow Weald SSSI is a 3.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Harrow Weald in the London Borough of Harrow. It was formerly part of the Stanmore and Harrow Weald Commons and Bentley Priory SSSI.…
Stanmore Common · 0.8 kmStanmore Common is a 49.2-hectare public park, Local Nature Reserve and Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation in Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow in England. It is owned by Harrow Council and…
Grim's Dyke · 1.0 kmGrim's Dyke is a house and estate in Harrow Weald, in northwest London, England. The house was built from 1870 to 1872 by Richard Norman Shaw for painter Frederick Goodall and named after the nearby prehistoric earthw…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harrow?
- Harrow is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Hertsmere local authority.
- What is the population of Harrow?
- Harrow has an approximate settlement population of 149,246.
- How deprived is Harrow?
- The Hertsmere local authority, which includes Harrow, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.