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Earlsmead: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Earlsmead neighbourhood of Harrow, England (ONS area Harrow 031). Headline figures assembled 12 October 2026. Postcodes HA2, HA4, UB5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HA2 8QU.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Earlsmead is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Harrow (3 of 22 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £530,000 and flats for £293,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Harrow (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Northolt Park, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 12 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£530,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£293,750

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.12; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£65,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Earlsmead sits in Harrow

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Harrow
Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Harrow with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Harrow

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 12 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Earlsmead

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Harrow, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Harrow, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 12 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Harrow, 3 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Homes improving their energy rating
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Home improvement applications
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Northolt Park Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 2.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to London Marylebone (about 20 min) and High Wycombe (about 32 min).
Northolt Underground station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Earlsmead Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained.
Nearest state secondary school Rooks Heath School 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Earlsmead

What is the typical house price in Earlsmead?

£530,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Earlsmead compare with the rest of Harrow?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Harrow. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Harrow with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Harrow.

Is Earlsmead an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Earlsmead gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.12; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Earlsmead?

Northolt Park. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 2.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to London Marylebone (about 20 min) and High Wycombe (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Earlsmead?

Nearest state primary school. Earlsmead Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Rooks Heath School. 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.