HA1 3DY Harrow
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Harrow on the Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Peterborough Road, Harrow: 43 addresses
- Football Lane, Harrow: 1 address
- Garlands Lane, Harrow: 1 address
- Football Lane, Harrow: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Watford Road, Harrow: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Peterborough Road, Harrow: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Harrow in 2026-27: Band D £2,511 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,674 | £1,953 | £2,232 | £2,511 | £3,069 | £3,627 | £4,185 | £5,022 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (39% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Harrow on-the-Hill / Harrow School (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GARLANDS (INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Gayton Road, Sonia Court, Gayton Road Car Park & Former Library Site, Har, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Gayton Road, Sonia Court, Gayton Road Car Park & Former Library Site, Har, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- College Road, 51, Harrow, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- College Road, 51, Harrow, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- College Road, 15, College House, Floors 1-5, Harrow, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- College Road, 15, College House, Floors 1-5, Harrow, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- West Street, 87, The Powerhouse, Harrow On The Hill, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- West Street, 87, The Powerhouse, Harrow On The Hill, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 63 m and 95 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 39%, ultrafast 39%, gigabit 39% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harrow-On-The-Hill 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kenton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Sudbury Hill Harrow 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Northwick Park Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Kenton Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenton Road Harrow Harrow on the Hill | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road Ealing | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harrow on the Hill Surface Station Car Park (TfL) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Northwick Surgery | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Doorstep Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Harrow | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Northwick Park Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | South Harrow Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Grove Open Space 3.4 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lowlands Recreation Ground 9,860 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | Marshalls Allotments 5,990 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Speech Room (Harrow School), a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-west. 82 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Speech Room (Harrow School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m west |
| Harrow School Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Harrow School War Memorial Building, Memorial Shrine, Ceremonial Staircase and Retaining Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Harrow Park (Formerly Flambards) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northwick Park | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Nower Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Temple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 48 |
25 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Harrow: see them on the Harrow page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Peterborough Road.