Harrow-on-the-Hill

Has anybody been/lived there?
I have no clue about Harrow, but I'll go do my homework pretty soon...
I see it has a good connection into Marylebone station, which is what I hopefully may need.
I'm hoping I would get a little more space there... or is it just a little bit?  Is it too far?
Are the trains good/reliable, including on weekends?  Unlike the jubilee that seems never to work on weekends?
Thank you !!

High rent district. (as in upper middle class)

Very suburban, not a lot of action, would be my summation.

Definitely suburban.  Some relatives live in nearby Kenton.  It's very suburban and i don't think has any nightlife.  There are lots of modest Semi's.  They commute into the West End and Canary Wharf and don't have any complaints, outside the usual train delays etc. 

I used to live just on the Harrow side of the station and my best mates live in Harrow on the Hill.  While my friends are happy, I would not recommend it.

The Hill side is nice and there are a handful of expensive restaurants at the top of the Hill that are nice.  And that is it.  Harrow itself and the shopping centres are crap.  There is no nice but reasonable place to eat.  There is no night life.  It is a bit rough in the evening.  While there are shops, they are small and I always went elsewhere.  THere is a big Tesco but it is 15 min walk from the Harrow side and not convenient when lugging groceries. 

TO sum up, I slept there and that is about it.  I would always go elsewhere to eat, do something fun, etc.  It was a waste.  My friends are happier because they are quite homebody-ish and suburban already.  They are able to have an allotment and a car, which makes the negatives less bad for them.  Me with an active social life and no car, it was horrible.  It wasn't helped by the fact that I lived virtually on the High Street with noisy buses running down every minute and regular fights from the local roughians every weekend.

HATED IT.

thanks.

what is right outside on the northside of the station...   I see a/the school is nearby, but is that also part of the school, or is that the shopping center, etc...

what if we are boring and dont have a night life, only once in a while, when we can go to the center, would it be ok then?   doesnt look necessarily cheap, but a bit more space? or a lot more, with a garden and everything...

Yep, suburban.  My aunt, uncle, and cousin live there.  I like it but it's definitely more a family-driven lifestyle.  DH and I thought about whether we would want to live out there to be closer to family and have a bigger place but we preferred to stay in the heart of things in Zone 1. 

thanks.

what is right outside on the northside of the station...   I see a/the school is nearby, but is that also part of the school, or is that the shopping center, etc...

what if we are boring and dont have a night life, only once in a while, when we can go to the center, would it be ok then?   doesnt look necessarily cheap, but a bit more space? or a lot more, with a garden and everything...

THe northside is where I lived, the bad side.  I lived right on College Road, if that gives you a marker.  Not a school but a shopping center.

And I wouldn't say I had a brilliant night life either, so it isn't just that.  It is just that there is really no places to eat. I always went to Finchley Road to go grocery shopping.  I always went somewhere else to go shopping.  I ONLY used my flat to sleep.  And even then it was noisy, with fights and police.

YOu might search my threads from a year ago where I struggled with the decision to move, because Harrow is cheaper than other areas.  The move away from Harrow is truly the best one I have made.

And again, just my experience, particularly living right in the middle of the town center.

I may have my towns mixed up. Isn't Harrow close to South Ruislip? Back in 1960 they had the first Pizza place in the UK. It was owned by a AfroAmerican who was also a nurse in the US Air Force. OTS.

thank you, I will take your advice?  You saved me a trip   And/or a lot more

I would go ahead and visit instead of just taking my word for it.  Preferably on a weekend, in the evening. Or during the day when all the illegal DVD sellers come out - you might get a bargain.