Harrow

Chances are, if you’ve never been to Harrow before you’ll have only heard of its famous occupant Harrow School. And you’d be forgiven. With ex-pupils including Winston Churchill, Richard Curtis and Benedict Cumberbatch, it’s easy to see why the establishment’s been given more column inches than the rest of the area over the years. But Harrow has lots more to offer. It’s a location with many faces, just 13 miles from Central London. Close to sprawling countryside, and neighboured by Stanmore, Hendon, Wembley and Ruislip. Read on to discover the developments that have been rated the best places to live in Harrow. In addition, read reviews from residents who own or rent in Harrow.

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Best places to live in Harrow

HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and HomeViews Transparency Rating of every development in the area

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Cricket Ground in Harrow

Harrow-on-the-Hill

The jewel in the crown here is high-up Harrow-on-the-Hill. This is where you’ll find the borough’s iconic boarding school, which is characterised by Victorian Gothic architecture and immaculately tended lawns. And the main high street is a picture-perfect village-like affair. All period cottages and quaint uniform stores selling the Harrow School’s signature straw hats. This is an especially affluent part of the area, costly to live in and with a string of extravagant, listed mansions.

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Developments

Bradstowe House is on Headstone Road, close to Harrow on the Hill station. This Greystar development offers luxury apartments and penthouses for rent. Along with a string of shared amenities, including a cinema, a residents’ lounge and also landscaped gardens.

The Hub is another popular development close by. A JLL property, it’s got a striking, futuristic-looking façade and comprises of contemporary studios and apartments.

Further out, Artisan Place is a more affordable property and a great place to rent in Harrow. This Barratt Homes development has layouts ranging from one-bed apartments to four-bed houses. It’s fuss-free from the outside, but it’s in a top location, close to Harrow & Wealdstone station.

“In terms of décor, expect spacious and understated, with whitewashed walls, wood-look floors and lots of natural light – ideal for those who want to inject their own personal style into the space. Living and kitchen areas are open-plan, and the latter comes with fully fitted appliances. Each home comes with a private balcony or garden depending on which floorplan you go for. The flats and houses give way to a communal courtyard in the centre of the development; which makes for an inviting, neighbourhood feel. It’s a real suntrap in the summer months and a good place to mingle with other residents, as there’s nothing in the way of organised activities here.” – HomeViews Property Pro on Artisan Place

Balcony of new flat in Harrow

Living in Harrow

Harrow is a busy, culturally diverse place, with two shopping malls – St George’s and St Anne’s – at its core, packed with well-known brands. The high streets in areas like Harrow Weald and Wealdstone offer more in the way of independent stores and restaurants, a beguiling mix of Asian supermarkets, Indian tandooris and Middle Eastern shisha cafés designed to appeal to the area’s many different occupants. To watch local life play out in HD, head for the town centre’s technicolour fruit and veg market; which runs Monday through Saturday.

Transport

Lots of families choose to settle down in Harrow, such is the appeal of its many parks, reputable schools (including a couple of private options) and peaceful residential pockets of semi-detached 1930s architecture. It’s also a fantastic choice for commuting London professionals. Harrow-on-the-Hill, North Harrow and also West Harrow stations are all on the Metropolitan line; with direct tubes to Baker Street, King’s Cross and Farringdon. Harrow & Wealdstone is on the Bakerloo line, for fast, frequent connections to Paddington, Oxford Circus and Waterloo. This one’s also serviced by the London Overground.

You can find out more about living in the Harrow by reading reviews from residents. Click on the developments below to find out more about residents’ experiences and also, to discover the best places to live and rent in Harrow. Moreover, If there’s a Harrow property that you can’t see on HomeViews,  you can add a new listing and leave your review here

Featured developments in Harrow

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The Porter Building, HA1

Network Homes
5.00 (based on 1 review) 5.00 (1 review)
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Lexicon, HA1

Fairview New Homes
3.34 (9 reviews) 3.34 (9 reviews)
Artisan Place, HA3

Artisan Place, HA3

Barratt London
3.88 (2 reviews) 3.88 (2 reviews)
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Bradstowe House, HA1

Greystar
4.58 (68 reviews) 4.58 (68 reviews)

Reviews in Harrow

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Modern and warm design

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Review Date Oct 2023

The Harrow on the Hill tube station is a 2 minute walk away so the commute into central London is extremely easy. The bus station is also a stones throw away so good links to surrounding areas. 2 large shopping centres include all necessary shops, plus cinema, gyms and more. Very good area!

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The development is in an amazing location, close to nearby shops, gyms and restaurants. The design throughout the development is modern and warm, with communal areas being cleaned regurarly. The only downside is the rubbish area being accessible to the public so often becomes messy.

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The street outside the building is very busy with a high volume of ambulances and police cars creating a lot of noise pollution.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They have always supported any query quickly and we’ll.

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Review Date Oct 2023

Close bus and tube station. Easy access to all shops, cinemas, restaurants,x2 gyms, GP, and everything you need.

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No issue with design, however couriers and commonly lost when delivering. No issues with facilities. General state of the building is very good. There is a nice lift and easy access to the building. Although there seems to be an issue with rubbish collection or at least with tenants who are dumping rubshing on top and near the bins.

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I think that most of the things were covered. There is a speaker built into the ceiling of the flat, I was hopping to connect into it but you have to buy another very expensive part that is compatible with it.

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Usually there was no issues as all the queries were responded to, however the managmenet changed the entry code and is not willing to share it. Therefore if I loose my fob I have no access to the building. Very odd.

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Good but might improve service response time.

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Review Date Oct 2023

Good: The area is quite good. The shops,bus and tube station is at walkable distance.

Bad: No parking available, tube noise.

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Property design and facilities are as such good and satisfying. Management do respond if we raise any enquiry but it takes time to resolve the raised complains. Garbage collection is not very satisfying, sometimes it gets overwelms.
The complains can be sorted out more quickly.

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I wish I had known that there is a leakage issue in the house.

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Management do respond if we raise any enquiry but it takes time to resolve the raised complains.

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I love the area and my flat.

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Review Date Sep 2023

The town centre is just 3mins walk from the building hence there’s a good range of shops, restaurants and bars around. The are lots of green open spaces around the building. It is very convenient with multiple shopping centres, open spaces and underground station at stones throw.

The bin situation is a bit messy. The bins are overflowing always. Many a times the rubbish is outside the designated area. This is partly because some tenants keep the rubbish on the bin lid and this prevents others from opening the lid to put the rubbish in.

As the building sits on a busy road and station, the traffic and train noise is constant, but you get used to it.

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The design and the view from my flat is amazing. With the change in management, the building management is better. We can easily raise the issues and get resolution for it. However there are some persisting issues related to bins overflowing / tenants not disposing rubbish correctly.
We do not know the user code of the building since it was changed because of recent cases of stolen deliveries and the code hasn’t been given to us.

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Once you live here, it will be very hard for you to leave the area in case you ever think of moving again.

The bin situation is messy

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Recently it has improved a lot. With introduction of an app, it is easier to raise issues and track rent, etc.

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