North Harrow

North Harrow
Yeading Brook Open Space
Northumberland Road
Illustration of average North Harrow residential housing stock
North Harrow is located in Greater London
North Harrow
North Harrow
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ135885
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROW
Postcode districtHA1, HA2
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
London
51°35′02″N 0°21′48″W / 51.58394°N 0.36324°W / 51.58394; -0.36324

North Harrow is a suburban area of North West London, situated north-west of central Harrow within the London Borough of Harrow. Its residential roads have expanded from North Harrow tube station, a station on the Metropolitan line of the London Underground which is one stop away from Harrow-on-the-Hill station in Harrow town centre. Before North Harrow tube station was opened and the suburb developed, the area was known as Hooking Green.

North Harrow's statistics exceed the London average in terms of safety, affluence and quality of education of its schools.[1][2][3][4] In the area, there is predominantly low-rise, low-density, high floor space housing; there is substantial parkland in the neighbourhood such as on all sides of Headstone Manor, Yeading Brook Open Space and miniature railway and sports ground in adjoining pasture grasslands of Pinner Park, contrasted with diverse amenities, particularly in the areas of the tube station, Imperial Drive and along Pinner Road, including a post office, Tesco Express, a selection of restaurants, take-aways and cafés and independent specialist shops. The area is also served by North Harrow Library.[2]

North Harrow is part of Harrow West along with West Harrow and central Harrow, a parliamentary constituency represented by Labour Party (UK) MP Gareth Thomas.

About 800m north of the tube line is a 14th-century moated manor house, Headstone Manor, which serves to support the area's excellence in sport with public grounds on all sides as well as Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, which is based in Headstone Manor Recreation Ground[permanent dead link]. The Heritage Centre chronicles Harrow's historical past and runs many special events and exhibitions throughout the year.

  1. ^ Metropolitan Police (2012). "Metropolitan Police Service - Crime Mapping". Metropolitan Police.
  2. ^ a b Bond Estate Agent (2012). "North Harrow local information". Bond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ Foxtons (2012). "Living in North Harrow". Foxtons.
  4. ^ 2001 census economic statistics for North Harrow ward