Harrow Business Guide and Directory

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About Harrow
• Economic activity rate showing a
general upward trend and, at 77.4%
(year ending September 2015),
very similar to London's rate; its
overall employment rate at 73.6% is
higher than that of London and
Great Britain
• At 1% (April 2016), the unemployment
rate in Harrow was below the
rates for West London, London
and England
• 12,385 businesses in the
borough (2015)
• A well qualified workforce –
52% of working age residents held
a degree level qualification in 2013
and only 3.7% of residents were
lacking in qualifications
Key Facts about Harrow
• One of London’s designated
Opportunity Areas, with the capacity
to deliver significant increases in
new homes and jobs
• Over 20 identified sites for
development, all deliverable in
the short and medium term
• The Harrow Local Plan has
identified that 3,000 additional
jobs could be created through
comprehensive and co-ordinated
regeneration within the Harrow
and Wealdstone Opportunity Area
• Excellent national and city
connectivity - 14 minutes from
Euston, close to the M1, M25 and
M40 motorways, good access to
Heathrow airport, with four under-
ground lines and national rail links
• A significantly high proportion
of Harrow residents hold other
qualifications, which includes
foreign qualifications and some
professional qualifications. At 13%,
this proportion is twice the national
rate of 6.3%
• Students in Harrow's schools and
colleges are high achievers as
attainment in Harrow's schools
is consistently above national
averages at all levels
• The proportion of young people
aged 16 to 18 who were not in
education, employment or training
(NEET) in Harrow is 1.8%, the joint
lowest level in the country
• Over a fifth of Harrow land is
designated as Green Belt
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