Retirement properties in Harrow

Harrow’s plentiful amenities mean you can live a full retirement here without having to travel further afield, with healthcare, shopping, and groceries all on your doorstep.

• Groceries - Tesco, Morrisons, and Harrow Food Centre are all popular options for your weekly food shop.
• Healthcare - Northwick Park Hospital is just 7 minutes from the town centre, and is equipped for accidents and emergencies, as well as other types of care. Over 50 GPs operate within or nearby the town centre, with options for dental care and pharmacies in abundance as well.
• Shops - You’ll find a good mix of high street brand names and independent shops in the town centre.

Harrow’s vibrant community and plentiful things to do mean you don’t have to venture to London to find excitement in your day-to-day life. Highlights include:

• Learning about the local history of the borough at the Headstone Manor & Museum, or a tour of the famous Harrow School—one of the oldest independent boarding schools in the country.
• Walks through Harrow’s many green spaces, including Ruislip Woods National Nature Reserve, just under 30 minutes away.
• Annual events like the Under One Sky Festival, which celebrates the diversity of the local community, as well as Harrow in LEAF, a horticultural and craft show. 

Harrow’s excellent transport connections mean you don’t have to drive to enjoy retirement here. Situated in Zone 5 of the London Underground, day trips to the capital are just under an hour away on the tube.

Surrounding towns and villages also offer unique things to do, like Legoland Windsor (one hour away by car), Wembley Stadium (half an hour away by car), and even the internationally-renowned Kew Gardens (40 minutes away).

Harrow’s proximity to London means you’ll benefit from brilliant transport links, and not just to the capital—the rest of the South of England is fairly accessible for when you fancy a holiday, too.

• By car - Harrow is sandwiched between the A40 and M1, making travel to surrounding towns and settlements like High Wycombe, Amersham, Watford, Luton, and Aylesbury simple.
• By bus - Bus routes connect you to Uxbridge and Pinner.
• By rail - Harrow-on-the-Hill Station connects you to Aylesbury, while Harrow & Wealdstone Station is in the Transport for London Zone 5, offering London Underground and Overground services, as well as trains to London Euston.