Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,326 residentsin the South Harrow census areaMedian age 36.63,418 households44% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright17% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,413 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 32% go by car, 30% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 64%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C669 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haNewton Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haNewton Farm Ecology Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haRoxeth Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haWest Harrow Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 11 haRoxeth Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 8.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,732 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoxbourne Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGP Direct53 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyStratwicks Pharmacy42 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEastcote Lane Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi57 schools30 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 8 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryThe Welldon Park Academyages 3-11, 420 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrange Primary Schoolages 3-11, 443 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitmore High Schoolages 11-18, 1,724 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Dominic's Sixth Form Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of West London4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR7.8 miRailway stationNortholt Parkunder a mileUndergroundSouth Harrow Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling3.6 miFerryKew Pier6.3 miBus stops89 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HA2 postcode district.
