Harrow Local Information
Practical local information for Harrow: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Harrow Roadworks This Week: Cavendish Avenue, Chandos Road
Cavendish Avenue stays shut at Wood End Road to 23 October and Chandos Road to 5 October. Rayners Lane has reopened; the next Tube and M1 closures are listed.
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Harrow Bin Days: Garden Waste £69, and Flats Get Odd Colours
Blue is recycling in a Harrow house and general waste in a Harrow flat. Garden waste costs £69 a year. Bulky fees, tip hours and the 48-hour missed-bin window.
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Parking in Harrow: The Free Hour Only Works Once a Day
Harrow's free hour works once a day at one location, and an unregistered session still earns a fine. All 14 car park tariffs, permit fees and zone rates.
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Harrow Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D Is £2,511.07
Every Harrow band, from £1,674.05 at A to £5,022.14 at H, up 4.81%. Where the money goes, what the police precept added, and how to challenge your band.
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Harrow House Prices: £524,160 Average, June 2026
The average Harrow home sold for £524,160 in June 2026, down 1.4% on the year while London fell 2.5%. Prices by type, the HA postcode ladder and time to sell.
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Harrow to London Trains: 13-Min Euston Runs & 2026 Fares
Fast trains reach Euston in 13 minutes from Harrow & Wealdstone. Every route compared: Met line, Chiltern to Marylebone, 2026 caps and the £3,056 annual Travelcard.
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Things to Do in Harrow: 11 Days Out, Prices Checked
Eleven Harrow days out with prices checked: the free moated manor museum, Heath Robinson at £8, a grazed SSSI with a deer park and Gilbert's afternoon tea.
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Harrow Planning News: New Local Plan & 1,058-Home Scheme
Harrow adopted its 2021-2041 Local Plan in March 2026: 802 homes a year, 8,300 in the Wealdstone corridor, Poets Corner's 1,058 homes and Grange Farm.
Schools
Harrow School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 October
Harrow's October half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas starts 18 December, but Harrow High, John Lyon and NLCS finish on 11 December. School by school.
Bins
Harrow Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
Harrow's Christmas bin days shift for three weeks: last year Thursday bins went on 27 December and Friday bins on 29 December. The 2026 table follows in November.
Travel
Harrow Christmas Travel 2026: No Tube or Trains on 25 December
No Tube, bus or Overground on Christmas Day. Last Boxing Day Harrow had no Lioness line, no Piccadilly west of Rayners Lane and Sunday buses. 2026 plans due December.
Bins
Harrow Tip Opening Times: 8.30am to 4.30pm, Book First
Harrow's tip on Forward Drive, Wealdstone, opens 8.30am to 4.30pm every day but Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Book a 30-minute slot first.
Half Term
Harrow October Half Term: 26 to 30 October, What's On
Harrow's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. A free pumpkin trail, pond dipping from £4, a bubble show, clay theatre and a market, with prices.