Is Harrow a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Harrow, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 4,943 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Harrow, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 4,943 postcodes
The average home in Harrow sold for £526,493 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.8% on a year earlier. Across Harrow, police record 81 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Harrow, the nearest primary school is Marlborough Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Whitefriars School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is The Civic Medical Centre, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Harrow & Wealdstone station is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; Harrow & Wealdstone (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Across Harrow, police record 81 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Harrow sold for £526,493 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,206,272, semi-detached £663,954, terraced £536,748, flats £317,917. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Marlborough Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Whitefriars School, 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Harrow & Wealdstone is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk, and Harrow & Wealdstone (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £66,577 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).