Harrow Business Guide and Directory

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The area benefits from excellent
transport links via Harrow-on-the-Hill
station and the main bus terminus
connecting the area to adjoining
boroughs and beyond, as well as
central London.
Harrow Town Centre Business
Improvement District (BID)
The BID began in April 2014 and is set
to end on 31st March 2019. The BID
will see over £1.5m invested into the
town centre over the next five years,
focusing on town centre management,
a programme of events and attractions
and the continued improvements to
the town's streetscape.
Other Centres in Harrow
As well as the town centre, Harrow
has one major centre, Edgware, nine
District Centres and five Local Centres.
Together, they showcase the types of
businesses trading in Harrow; providing
a significant number of jobs for local
residents as well as providing for
social and community needs. Some
of these are described below:
Hatch End
Hatch End is a unique, fashionable
shopping area with a choice of stylish
restaurants and a wide range of
businesses for goods or services,
leisure or pleasure. There is a local
traders’ association serving the
business community of Hatch End.
North Harrow
North Harrow is a popular commercial
area offering a variety of amenities,
a selection of retailers, restaurants,
take-aways & cafés, and plenty of
independent specialist shops, plus
the Metropolitan Line station.
Harrow’s town centre is regarded as
one of the UK's top retail centres
and is one of only twelve Metropolitan
centres within London, offering a
variety of shops, restaurants, banks
and building societies, coffee shops
and a great department store.
The main shopping area offers two
modern shopping complexes and is
home to such high street favourites
as Debenhams, Marks & Spencer,
Next, TK Maxx and Primark, a variety
of small independent retailers and a
large cinema complex.
The town centre area is home to over
400 businesses, with 27% of Harrow’s
office-based employment located
here, making this a core business
location in Harrow and vital to the
borough’s economy.
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Focus on Harrow Town Centre
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