Priory Drive Stanmore, Harrow
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (HA7), about 1.5 km (1 mile) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 21202859.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Harrow costs £2,511 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Headstone Lane, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stanmore Country Park, is about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 90 to 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Little Bushey Surgery, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (33% of about 1,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- THE OLD BREWERY HOUSE, grade II
- THE ROOKERY INCLUDING STABLES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Stanmore Hill, 89, Secret Pantry, Stanmore, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Stanmore Hill, 89, Secret Pantry, Stanmore, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Common Road, The Princess Alexandra Care Home, Stanmore, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Common Road, The Princess Alexandra Care Home, Stanmore, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HA7 3AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HA7 3LY | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 90 m and 97 m above sea level (94 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA7 3AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HA7 3LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headstone Lane 517,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hatch End 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Harrow and Wealdstone 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stanmore Underground Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Little Common Stanmore | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsburys Stanmore Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Little Bushey Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reems Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stanmore Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Bushey Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Stanmore Country Park 75 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 240 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grove Field 6.4 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 470 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bentley Priory, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 270 m west. 34 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bentley Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 270 m west |
| Central Entrance Block to Bentley Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Stanmore Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| 73, Stanmore Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 18th century obelisk commemorating Cassivellaunus, at Brockley Hill, Stanmore | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Linear earthworks in Pear Wood, W of Watling Street | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Grims Dyke | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Brockley Hill Romano-British pottery and settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heriot's Wood | Wood | 170 m south |
| Boot Pond | Lake or reservoir | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Spring Pond | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Little Common | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Merry Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| The Dell | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Wood High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Avanti House Primary School Hindu | Primary | 4–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hujjat Primary School Muslim | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hartsbourne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stanmore College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Weald Rise Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bushey Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hertfordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.