College Road, Harrow, HA1 1BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HA1 1BA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46%	49.2%	3.2%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	54%	50.8%	-3.2%	49.0%	1.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of HA1 1BA there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	56.9%	39.6%	-17.3%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	32.6%	54.4%	21.8%	44.2%	10.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2%	2.1%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	9.1%	-5.8%
Widowed	4.5%	0.6%	-3.9%	6.1%	-5.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.5%	52.6%	-0.9%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	33%	39.6%	6.6%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	11.2%	6%	-5.2%	12.7%	-6.7%
Bad health	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around HA1 1BA this area, 5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 76.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.6%	5%	-6.6%	18.2%	-13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	1.8%	-4.7%	9.6%	-7.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	4.7%	-7.2%	13.4%	-8.7%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17%	8%	-9.0%	16.9%	-8.9%
Degree or Similar	41.4%	76.3%	34.9%	33.8%	42.5%
Other	11%	1.2%	-9.8%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	3.2%	8.3%	5.1%	0.7%	7.6%
Indian	25.9%	38.4%	12.5%	3.1%	35.3%
Pakistani	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	5.9%	8.8%	2.9%	1.6%	7.2%
Black African	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	2.7%	0.3%	-2.4%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.0%
White	43.8%	27.8%	-16.0%	81.4%	-53.6%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 22.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.7%	22.3%	-25.4%	83.2%	-60.9%
European Union	15.4%	15.3%	-0.1%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	7.6%	4.7%	-2.9%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	24.9%	50.9%	26.0%	5.6%	45.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	3.1%	-0.8%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 22.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.7%	22.3%	-24.4%	83.2%	-60.9%
10+ Years	13.9%	17.7%	3.8%	9.8%	7.9%
5-10 Years	13%	11.4%	-1.6%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	10.3%	28.8%	18.5%	2.2%	26.6%
Less than 2 years	16.1%	19.7%	3.6%	1.9%	17.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	35.9%	76.7%	-40.8%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
Southern Asia	32.3%	1.2%	31.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	1.3%	13.5%	-12.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.7%	37.2%	-13.5%
Christian	24%	46.2%	-22.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	28.9%	1.7%	27.2%
Muslim	12.8%	6.5%	6.3%
Sikh	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is College Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around College Road was 676.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 168.8% higher than the Greenhill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

College Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Greenhill and the 5th highest crime rate of 647 local areas in Harrow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 181.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 69.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in HA1 1BA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on College Road are based on 577 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Harrow.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for College Road, Harrow, HA1 1BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA1 1BA

Average Price
£557,564

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£254,801

Other
£678,669

Estimated Average Property Prices for College Road

Average Price
£559,098

Semi-Detached
£572,573

Terraced
£538,048

Detached
£1,139,132

Flats/Maisonettes
£374,507

Other
£3,530,446

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on College Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Amba House, 15 College Road, Harrow, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-09-13	£466,108
19 College Road, Harrow, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£67,500	2022-02-22	£66,052
17 College Road, Harrow, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,600,000	2021-05-21	£2,570,485
Alperton Suite, 15 College Road, Harrow, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2019-04-09	£214,318
Darwin Suite 15 College Road, Harrow, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£155,000	2018-10-15	£159,667

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA1 1BA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	217
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Looking after home or family	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Retired	9
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Information and communication	28
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	7

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillview Nursery School 2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW	3out of 4	1,774 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norbury School Welldon Crescent , HA1 1QQ	3out of 4	582 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Roxborough Park , HA1 3BE	4out of 4	681 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School 120 138 Station Road , HA1 2DJ	3out of 4	706 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Marlborough Primary School Marlborough Hill , HA1 1UJ	3out of 4	1,267 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elmgrove Junior School Kenmore Avenue , Kenton HA3 8LU	- not rated	1,436 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cedars Middle School Whittlesea Road , HA3 6LS	- not rated	3,344 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwood Middle School Wood End Way , UB5 4QG	- not rated	3,368 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horsenden Middle School Horsenden Lane North , UB6 0PB	- not rated	3,614 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West Lodge Middle School West End Lane , HA5 1AF	- not rated	4,226 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Islip Manor Middle School Islip Manor Road , UB5 5DY	- not rated	4,925 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harrow High School Gayton Road , HA1 2JG	3out of 4	550 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrow High School and Sports College Gayton Road , HA1 2JG	- not rated	550 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitmore High School Porlock Avenue , HA2 0AD	- not rated	1,597 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Science College Donnington Road , Kenton HA3 0NB	- not rated	2,327 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Science College Donnington Road , Kenton HA3 0NB	4out of 4	2,327 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	3,852 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenhill College, Harrow Lowlands Road , HA1 3AQ	- not rated	264 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX	- not rated	1,711 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrow College Brookshill , Harrow Weald HA3 6RR	- not rated	4,035 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Weald College Brookshill , Harrow Weald HA3 6RR	- not rated	4,035 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanmore College Elm Park , HA7 4BQ	- not rated	4,430 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefriars School Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ	3out of 4	2,233 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	3,852 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,485 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Jubilee Academy 73-77 Lowlands Road , HA1 3AW	4out of 4	295 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Heartwood House 13 Kenton Road , HA1 2BW	- not rated	375 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Focus School - Harrow Primary Campus 51 Sheepcote Road , HA1 2JL	- not rated	490 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Buckingham College School 11-17 Hindes Road , HA1 1SH	- not rated	653 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Alpha Preparatory School 21 Hindes Road , HA1 1SH	- not rated	657 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
OB CAFFE & PIZZERIA	21 College Road, Harrow	13 yd
Kylu Limited t/a McDonald's	361-363 Station Road, Harrow	66 yd
Saburi	359 Station Road, Harrow	66 yd
Kebab City	383 Station Road, Harrow	66 yd
Crispy Dosa Restaurant	360 Station Road, Harrow	78 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Moon On The Hill	Lynwood House, 373-375 Station Road	66 yd
Lokma Meze & Grill	16 College Road, Harrow	93 yd
Trinity	380 Station Road, Harrow	96 yd
The Junction PH	The Junction Public House, 9 Gayton Road	184 yd
Royal Oak	86 St Anns Road, Harrow	300 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harrys Cafe & sandwich Bar	The Original Pastie House, 1 Havelock Place	91 yd
Domino's Pizza	376 Station Road, Harrow	96 yd
T4	324D Station Road, Harrow	146 yd
Coco Corner	389 Station Road, Harrow	148 yd
Wenzel's	75 College Road, Harrow	157 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	First National House, 53-61 College Road	113 yd
Sam 99p	23-25 St Anns Road, Harrow	163 yd
Marks & Spencer	31 St Anns Road, Harrow	164 yd
Northwest Market	293-295 Station Road, Harrow	276 yd
Tesco	Tesco Local, 303-305 Station Road	276 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitz Health Club (Harrow) HAVELOCK PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	93 yd
Energie Fitness For Women (Harrow) (Closed) 303-305 303-305 Station Road	health and fitness suite	254 yd
Harrow College (Harrow-On-The-Hill Campus) HARROW-ON-THE-HILL CAMPUS HARROW-ON-THE-HILL CAMPUS LOWLANDS ROAD	health and fitness suite	260 yd
Better Gym (Harrow) ST. ANNS ROAD	health and fitness suite	397 yd
The Gym (London Harrow On The Hill) JUNCTION ROAD	health and fitness suite	461 yd
Harrow Hill Golf Course KENTON ROAD	golf	503 yd
Golds Gym (Harrow) GOLDS GYM GOLDS GYM SHEEPCOTE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	515 yd
Harrow High School GAYTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	550 yd
Harrow School Sports Complex FOOTBALL LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, golf, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	828 yd
The Body Factory NIBTHWAITE ROAD	health and fitness suite	884 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	4.9%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	12.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	10.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	23.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	150 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	150 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HA1 1BA