Pinner Road
Harrow 021 · 4 sub-areas · 8,639 residents
Harrow 021 is a residential part of Harrow, north-west London, home to around 8,600 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,690 a month — noticeably below the inner-London average and roughly 40% above the UK national median. With a 15-minute public-transport link to central London and over half of residents owning their home, it sits firmly in commuter-belt territory.
Pinner Road is a commuter neighbourhood within Harrow — train into London runs in around 14 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Pinner Road?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 22 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,754 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Pinner Road in Harrow
Living in Pinner Road
This part of Harrow reads more like settled suburban London than the dense rental corridors closer to Zone 1. Owner-occupation runs at 54%, which is unusually high for a London neighbourhood, and that shapes the feel — quieter streets, more families, less transience. Greenspace is genuinely close: the nearest park or green area is just over 200 metres away on average, and around three quarters of residents can reach green space on foot.
Rents here are meaningfully cheaper than inner London, even if they're above the national median. A two-bedroom flat runs about £1,690 a month and a one-bedroom comes in around £1,375. The trade-off is that the rent-to-take-home ratio is still stretched at around 80%, which reflects how London salaries and rents interact even in the outer boroughs. Council tax (Band D) runs to about £2,511 a year.
The population skews younger than you might expect for outer Harrow, with just under a quarter of residents aged 18–34 and another quarter aged 35–49. It's a notably diverse area — the ethnic diversity index sits at 65.9 — and fewer than half of residents were born in the UK, which is reflected in the range of food, shops and community life you'll find locally. Over half of residents hold a degree-level qualification.
Practically, the nearest underground station is roughly 575 metres away — around a 7-minute walk — and the public transport link into central London takes about 15 minutes, which puts this area well within reasonable commuting range. A significant share of residents (40.6%) work from home, which has made the suburban setting an easier sell in recent years. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the neighbourhood breaks down locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Harrow 021 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, mostly owner-occupied part of outer London with good green space access — the nearest park is typically under 250 metres away. The commute into central London takes around 15 minutes, which is a genuine draw. The trade-off is that rents still absorb a large share of take-home pay, and the local school picture is patchier than in some neighbouring areas.
- What is the rent in Harrow 021?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,375 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,690, and a three-bedroom around £2,030. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 3% over the past year.
- Is Harrow 021 safe?
- The crime rate is around 112 per 1,000 residents annually, which is above the UK national average of roughly 80. That's fairly typical for outer London, where rates generally run higher than the national figure. Quieter residential streets away from the station tend to see lower incident rates than busier commercial areas.
- What's the commute from Harrow 021 to central London?
- By public transport it takes around 15 minutes — one of the faster outer-London commutes. The nearest underground station is roughly a 7-minute walk away. Over 40% of residents work from home, so the commute question matters less here than in many comparable neighbourhoods.
- Who lives in Harrow 021?
- A mix of families and established residents — just over half own their home, which is high for London. Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children. The area is ethnically diverse, with fewer than half of residents UK-born. Over half hold a degree, and median resident salary is around £36,000 a year.
- What schools are near Harrow 021?
- There are 68 schools within typical catchment distance, with around 64% rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 840 metres away. The majority of nearby schools meet the Good or Outstanding bar, but the proportion that don't is higher than the national average of roughly 89%, so it's worth checking individual catchments carefully.
- How does Harrow 021 compare to other parts of Harrow for renters?
- Rents here are broadly mid-range for Harrow — a two-bedroom flat at around £1,690 a month puts this area in line with or slightly above typical outer-Harrow pricing. The fast rail link into London and high owner-occupation rate tend to keep demand reasonably firm, so don't expect significant bargains compared to slower-connected parts of the borough.