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

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