Harrow is a friendly, culturally rich area, close to central London but with a very suburban feel.
The large town boasts two shopping centres St Anne’s and St George’s and shops throughout Station Road and College Road offer a huge choice of leading chain stores and restaurants as well as a fruit and vegetable market. Shoppers come from all the surrounding towns so it’s always a hive of activity.
Around a fifth of the London Borough of Harrow is parkland and open spaces making it one of London’s greenest corners.
For more information on living in Harrow – and full details of all the lettings services we provide please – please do not hesitate to call us on 020 8866 5666 or email info@paigeandpetrook.co.uk
NEED TO KNOW
Large numbers of well-paid professional families choose Harrow as home looking for good schools and easy commuting or working locally.
Harrow is home to a University of Westminster campus.
The Usurp Art Gallery & Studios and was opened in 2010 in West Harrow. It provides professional support to artists and runs the only public artists’ studios in the borough. It is a flagship project for Arts Council England.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Harrow on the Hill, West Harrow, North Harrow Metropolitan Line tube stations and Harrow & Wealdstone Bakerloo Line tube station are all in Zone 5. The Metropolitan Line reaches Baker Street in 21 minutes, interchanging with the new Elizabeth Line at Farringdon.
Chiltern Railways and London Midland also serve the stations and Harrow & Wealdstone is on the London Overground.
Harrow is also a regional bus terminus.
SCHOOLS
State infant and primary schools include Earlsmead, Elmgrove and Kelmore Park.
Secondary schools include Harrow High, Rooks Heath College and Whitmore High.
For a full list and catchment areas visit www.harrow.gov.uk.
Independents schools include prep schools – Alpha Prep and Quainton Hall, while St Helen’s in Northwood, Northwood College and Merchant Taylors are top private schools.
PROPERTY
Harrow is one of the more affordable London boroughs to rent in and is still within easy reach of the capital.
While Harrow on the Hill includes the conservation area with a high proportion of listed buildings that rarely change hands and are very pricey, most of Harrow is turn of the century terraces, pre-war town centre flats and semi-detached houses.
Sudbury Hill, South Hill Avenue and Roxborough Avenue are the most expensive roads with large, detached Edwardian houses on spacious plots.
Harrow View is a huge regeneration scheme on the former Kodak factory site providing new homes and a school.
CLAIM TO FAME
Harrow is known around the world for Harrow School, among the country’s leading public boarding-only schools whose former pupils are a diverse group including Winston Churchill, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, James Blunt and Benedict Cumberbatch.
COUNCIL TAX
Harrow’s annual council tax rates for 2023/24 are:
- Band A: £1441.87
- Band B: £1682.17
- Band C: £1922.49
- Band D: £2162.80
- Band E: £2643.43
- Band F: £3124.04
- Band G: £3604.67
- Band H: £4325.60
GET IN TOUCH
At Paige and Petrook, we know the lettings market inside out. We offer full property management services for landlords because we believe that any property in Harrow is worth investing in. If you are thinking about investing in a property in the area (or already own one), and do not wish to be involved in the day-to-day management – whether you’re too busy or too far away – we can help.
As a family-owned business, we work to stay ahead of the game when it comes to residential lettings for tenants and landlords throughout South East England. Our team of qualified lettings experts work with landlords and tenants to place the right tenant in the right property. We consider all requirements and preferences, and search through our extensive database of properties to find the perfect match for our clients.
For more information on living in Harrow – and full details of all the lettings services we provide please – please do not hesitate to call us on 020 8866 5666 or email info@paigeandpetrook.co.uk