[3] During the medieval period, it functioned as a nameless service road linking Pinner and Roxeth.

[citation needed] The Metropolitan Railway was extended to Uxbridge from Harrow on the Hill in 1904, passing across Rayners Lane.

[6] The first development in Rayners Lane was in 1927 when Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Ltd. purchased land north of the station.

[5] Charles Holden and Reginald Uren redesigned the station which was completed in 1938[9] and served the Metropolitan and Piccadilly tube lines.

[16] Rayners Lane is in the Brent and Harrow constituency for the London Assembly which has been represented since 2021 by Krupesh Hirani (Labour).

[21] The east and west branches of Yeading Brook, the dominant source of the Crane, pass through the surrounding area.

[22] Built atop a railway bridge, the Underground station marks the highest point in the area.

It is a focal point of the Rayners Lane conservation area, which includes the shopping parades north and south of the station.

[5] In the 2021 census, 49.04% of households were reported to be terraced, the highest proportion of any ward in the London Borough of Harrow.

[23] In the 2021 census, 39.9% of respondents identified as Hindu–the highest of all wards in the London Borough of Harrow[23]–followed by 28.1% as Christian and 13% as Muslim.

[23] The principal point of architectural interest is the Grade II* listed former Ace Cinema, an Art Deco building designed by F.E.

It was Grade II listed in 1994, noted for the mature design of its frontage and the variety of the surviving signage and fixtures.

A library used to be located on Imperial Drive, but was closed in 2015 as part of budget cuts by Harrow Council despite objections raised during a public consultation.

[31][32] In addition to the Zoroastrian Centre, Rayners Lane Baptist Church and a Quaker Meeting House reside nearby.

The Baptist church was founded in 1934 and dedicated to Janet Hoare, a missionary who died in India while still young.

[34] As of the 2024/25 season, Rayners Lane play in the Isthmian League South Central Division.

[40] Newton Farm Ecology Park is a small area of meadows and woodland located between Alexandra Avenue and Rayners Lane that was converted into a nature reserve in 1990.

"Rural Rayners Lane" is mentioned in John Betjeman's poem The Metropolitan Railway (Baker Street Station Buffet).

[42] Former Cunard officer Commodore Harry Grattidge, one of the last captains of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, lived at number 33 High Worple, Rayners Lane until his death in the 1970s.

[citation needed] Dev Patel is a BAFTA award-winning internationally renowned British actor who grew up in Rayners Lane.