London boroughsHarrow vs Hillingdon

Harrow vs Hillingdon: which borough suits you?

Harrow is more central, in zone 5, but Hillingdon is £20k cheaper on the average sold price.
Harrow

#27 of 33

Hillingdon

#10 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 5
Zone 6

Average house price

£520k
£500k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

13.3x
12.1x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,715/mo
£1,586/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

53%
46%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

70
47

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

971 Mb
1007 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

38
38

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

634 ha
620 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

690
481

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Harrow

Greater London · zone 5 · average sold price £520k.

Read the Harrow report

Living in Hillingdon

Greater London · zone 6 · average sold price £500k.

Read the Hillingdon report

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