Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.09 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Harrow
Inside the borough, men’s life expectancy runs from 77.3 in South Harrow to 86.6 in Pinner South, 1.7 miles apart. Life expectancy is 80.9 for men and 85.2 for women. England as a whole stood at 79.1 and 83.0 over 2019 to 2023. Harrow grades B− for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #7 of 33 in London.
What stands out about health in Harrow
A 9-year gap from one part of Harrow to another
Men in Pinner South can expect to live to 86.6, longer than the English average of 79.1. In South Harrow, 1.7 miles away, the figure is 77.3, and Harrow Weald records 114 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 82.3 in Wealdstone North to 88.7 in Pinner South. Neighbourhoods ↓
A&E waits run longer than England’s, but fewer patients wait 12 hours for a bed
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the A&E at Northwick Park Hospital, saw 52% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 91st of 117 trusts. 8.5% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
More of Harrow’s children are obese
23% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 80% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
Men live longer lives than Harrow’s level of deprivation would suggest
25% of Harrow’s residents are income-deprived. Across England’s towns that predicts men’s life expectancy of 78.4; Harrow’s is 80.9. For its circumstances ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Harrow grades B− for health
Healthier than 54% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
What holds the grade back: child obesity and emergency admissions (better than 20% and 29% of UK towns). What lifts it: disability (92%) and women’s life expectancy (73%). Among the 52 UK towns of 182,000 to 352,000 people, Harrow’s Health Grade is the 3rd highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Harrow runs from 77.3 to 86.6
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Harrow’s 30 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Wealdstone North, where 38% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 78.7. Harrow Weald has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (114 per 100 expected), against 39 in Pinner South.
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| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinner South | 86.6 | 88.7 | 39 | 78 | 15% | 10% |
| Hatch End North | 84.9 | 88.1 | 46 | 81 | 24% | 11% |
| Pinner Central | 83.9 | 87.3 | 62 | 83 | 21% | 12% |
| North Harrow | 83.7 | 88.0 | 47 | 83 | 13% | 12% |
| Stanmore Uxbridge Road | 83.1 | 85.5 | 65 | 93 | 23% | 26% |
| Stanmore Park | 82.7 | 87.0 | 62 | 77 | 25% | 21% |
| Headstone Lane | 82.5 | 84.5 | 66 | 94 | 16% | 18% |
| Queensbury West | 82.0 | 86.6 | 65 | 84 | 25% | 27% |
| Rayners Lane South | 81.8 | 85.0 | 84 | 88 | 23% | 26% |
| Belmont | 81.7 | 87.5 | 65 | 85 | 21% | 21% |
| Hatch End South | 81.6 | 85.5 | 77 | 110 | 22% | 25% |
| Kenton West | 81.6 | 85.1 | 70 | 98 | 25% | 22% |
| Canons Park | 81.5 | 82.7 | 84 | 90 | 23% | 25% |
| Pinner Road | 81.5 | 86.2 | 75 | 90 | 20% | 24% |
| Pinner Green | 81.1 | 85.3 | 73 | 102 | 21% | 24% |
| Harrow-on-the-Hill | 80.8 | 84.5 | 76 | 79 | 26% | 16% |
| West Harrow | 80.8 | 84.5 | 73 | 98 | 20% | 21% |
| Newton Farm | 80.7 | 83.0 | 78 | 115 | 30% | 36% |
| Alexandra Park | 80.6 | 85.6 | 72 | 100 | 27% | 32% |
| Kenton East | 80.5 | 86.3 | 81 | 99 | 21% | 29% |
| Queensbury East | 80.4 | 83.4 | 75 | 94 | 26% | 26% |
| Rayners Lane North | 80.4 | 86.6 | 84 | 92 | 24% | 19% |
| Edgware West | 80.0 | 85.1 | 86 | 98 | 25% | 32% |
| Wealdstone South | 79.4 | 83.0 | 94 | 108 | 23% | 36% |
| Greenhill South | 79.3 | 85.4 | 93 | 110 | 25% | 26% |
| Wealdstone North | 78.7 | 82.3 | 103 | 123 | 29% | 38% |
| Greenhill North | 78.2 | 83.0 | 87 | 110 | 22% | 33% |
| Harrow Weald | 78.1 | 84.8 | 114 | 118 | 27% | 28% |
| Earlsmead | 77.8 | 85.3 | 90 | 107 | 26% | 34% |
| South Harrow | 77.3 | 84.3 | 95 | 103 | 27% | 36% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: South Harrow’s men’s life expectancy is 77.3 with a 95% range of 75.2 to 79.4. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Harrow; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
London North West University Healthcare saw 52% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust runs the A&E at Northwick Park Hospital, the nearest to Harrow (1.2 mi).
The share seen within four hours has held near 54% over 18 months. Long waits for a bed are rarer than at 62% of trusts: 6,550 patients in 12 months, 8.5% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Northwick Park Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2025), the hospital overall requires improvement (2025).
London trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 mi | Northwick Park Hospital A&E Harrow · London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | Requires improvement2025 | Requires improvement2025 |
| 1.2 mi | St Mark's Hospital Harrow · London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.1 mi | Edgware Community Hospital Edgware · Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 3.1 mi | The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore) Stanmore · Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | Good2019 | — |
| 4.9 mi | Mount Vernon Hospital Northwood · Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 4.9 mi | Mount Vernon Hospital Northwood · The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Good2025 | — |
| 4.9 mi | Watford General Hospital A&E Watford · West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Requires improvement2021 | Requires improvement2020 |
| 5.1 mi | Central Middlesex Hospital London · London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | Good2025 | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
Men’s life expectancy in Harrow is 2.5 years above what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
25% of Harrow’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 78.4 years for men; Harrow’s is 80.9. For women it predicts 82.4, and Harrow’s 85.2 is 2.9 years above.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Harrow
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
77% of patients rate Harrow’s 28 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 16th of 49 English towns of 182,000 to 352,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Medical Centre HA1 4BS · 7,970 adult patients | 95% good · range 89%–98% | 78% | 83% | Good2026 |
| Elliott Hall Medical Centre HA5 4EA · 9,392 adult patients | 94% good · range 81%–99% | 81% | 63% | Outstanding2017 |
| The Streatfield Medical Centre HA3 9BL · 5,603 adult patients | 94% good · range 89%–97% | 84% | 89% | Good2025 |
| Lanfranc Medical Centre HA1 3QE · 4,959 adult patients | 91% good · range 83%–96% | 82% | 88% | Good2017 |
| Dr Kaushikkumar Karia HA3 5LE · 4,282 adult patients | 91% good · range 86%–94% | 74% | 67% | Good2018 |
| Honeypot Medical Centre HA7 1JP · 14,533 adult patients | 89% good · range 55%–98% | 70% | 78% | Good2026 |
| Streatfield Surgery HA3 9BP · 6,460 adult patients | 88% good · range 80%–93% | 69% | 75% | Requires improvement2026 |
| Pinner View Medical Centre HA1 4QG · 4,514 adult patients | 86% good · range 79%–92% | 75% | 71% | Good2026 |
| The Shaftesbury Medical Centre HA2 0AH · 4,500 adult patients | 83% good · range 77%–88% | 61% | 80% | Good2026 |
| Belmont Health Centre HA3 7LT · 14,991 adult patients | 82% good · range 54%–95% | 64% | 80% | Requires improvement2026 |
| GP Direct HA2 0RQ · 20,919 adult patients | 81% good · range 37%–97% | 91% | 78% | Good2019 |
| Headstone Lane Medical Centre HA2 6LY · 3,149 adult patients | 79% good · range 75%–83% | 82% | 71% | Good2025 |
| First Choice Medical Centre HA2 9LG · 2,531 adult patients | 79% good · range 75%–82% | 83% | 72% | Not rated |
| Dr Rozewicz & Partners HA2 8RS · 8,556 adult patients | 79% good · range 66%–87% | 46% | 62% | Good2026 |
| Hatch End Medical Centre HA5 4RD · 2,796 adult patients | 78% good · range 75%–82% | 83% | 63% | Good2025 |
| The Ridgeway Surgery HA2 7DU · 12,090 adult patients | 76% good · range 60%–87% | 52% | 73% | Good2026 |
| Headstone Road Surgery HA1 1PG · 4,124 adult patients | 75% good · range 68%–81% | 75% | 71% | Good2021 |
| The Bacon Lane Surgery HA8 5AT · 8,040 adult patients | 73% good · range 61%–83% | 73% | 59% | Good2025 |
| Mollison Way Surgery HA8 5QL · 9,532 adult patients | 73% good · range 41%–91% | 49% | 64% | Good2017 |
| Roxbourne Medical Centre HA2 0UE · 5,861 adult patients | 72% good · range 62%–80% | 39% | 53% | Good2023 |
| The Circle Practice HA3 7LT · 6,266 adult patients | 71% good · range 58%–82% | 40% | 75% | Good2021 |
| Kings Road Medical Centre HA2 9JJ · 6,173 adult patients | 71% good · range 61%–79% | 70% | 60% | Good2017 |
| The Pinn Medical Centre HA5 3EE · 16,927 adult patients | 68% good · range 43%–86% | 25% | 71% | Outstanding2016 |
| Enderley Road Medical Centre HA3 5HF · 9,857 adult patients | 68% good · range 54%–79% | 45% | 76% | Good2026 |
| Dr Anjum Zaidi and Partners HA1 2NU · 9,169 adult patients | 62% good · range 41%–78% | 37% | 55% | Good2023 |
| The Pinner Road Surgery HA1 4JS · 3,676 adult patients | 61% good · range 54%–67% | 53% | 51% | Good2021 |
| The Stanmore Medical Centre HA7 1HS · 10,222 adult patients | 57% good · range 31%–80% | 38% | 71% | Good2025 |
| Civic Medical Centre HA1 1SE · 5,941 adult patients | 57% good · range 47%–67% | 49% | 56% | Good2025 |
St Peter's Medical Centre has the borough’s highest rating (95%). GP Direct is by far the largest, with 20,919 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Harrow when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
83% of adults in the West and North London area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Harrow).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of West and North London patients who did, 75% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
85% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 81 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Harrow | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 85% | 82% |
| Fair health | 11% | 10% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 5.3% | 5.8% | 7.4% |
London and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Harrow’s Health Grade is 3rd of 52 UK towns of 182,000 to 352,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Harrow, and others in London. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Bromley London | 325,469 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 78 | B+ |
| 3 | Harrow London | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 78 | B− |
| 4 | Westminster London | 203,571 | 81.2 / 85.4 | 83 | B− |
| 5 | Wandsworth London | 326,725 | 79.8 / 84.5 | 85 | B− |
| 6 | Merton London | 214,931 | 79.9 / 84.6 | 83 | B− |
| 7 | Sutton London | 208,858 | 80.2 / 84.3 | 88 | B− |
| 8 | Redbridge London | 309,509 | 79.6 / 84.0 | 91 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 52 | Belfast Belfast | 293,298 | 76.3 / 80.5 | — | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Harrow
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow | 260,534 | 80.9 / 85.2 | 1.2 mi | B− |
| Elstree | 1,737 | 81.3 / 85.1 | 3.7 mi | B+ |
| Bushey | 28,427 | 81.5 / 86.5 | 1.9 mi | A− |
| Brent | 340,611 | 79.3 / 85.0 | 3 mi | C+ |
| Moor Park | 5,850 | 82.9 / 86.8 | 2 mi | A+ |
| Ealing | 367,271 | 79.4 / 84.4 | 1.6 mi | C+ |
| Hillingdon | 307,089 | 79.1 / 83.9 | 1.5 mi | C+ |
| Borehamwood | 39,760 | 77.6 / 82.8 | 2.5 mi | C |
Borehamwood, 5.5 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 77.6, 3.3 years shorter than Harrow’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Harrow.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Harrow
How healthy is Harrow?
Harrow earns a B− for health, healthier than 54% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 3rd of 52 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 80.9 for men and 85.2 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 78 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Harrow have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Pinner South (86.6), Hatch End North (84.9) and Pinner Central (83.9); the shortest is South Harrow (77.3). For women, Pinner South is highest (88.7) and Wealdstone North lowest (82.3). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at Northwick Park Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 52% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 51%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Harrow?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 83% of adults in the West and North London area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Harrow do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, St Peter's Medical Centre (95% good overall), Elliott Hall Medical Centre (94% good overall) and The Streatfield Medical Centre (94% good overall). Across all 28 Harrow practices, 77% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Harrow?
80.9 years for men and 85.2 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 67.7 of those years and women 68.4 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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