[4] As the Metropolitan Railway extended to Harrow late in the 19th century, residential developments, including on the nearby Roxborough Park, sprung up in the surrounding area.

In John Betjeman’s acclaimed documentary Metro-Land (1973), he stands on Vaughan Road as he ponders the “nice little speculation” at the “foot of Harrow Hill, alongside the Metropolitan electric trains”, “built in the ‘80s or ‘90s”.

However, as the Bessborough Estate expanded, landowners and residents pressured the Metropolitan Railway to build one nearby (Harrow-on-the-Hill being the closest at the time).

The well-preserved quality of Victorian and Edwardian architecture was noted, as was the historical association of the street names to Harrow School.

[13] In 2022, Labour candidates Rekha Shah and Asif Hussain were elected councillors to represent the ward[15] while the Conservative Party took control of the council.

[14] In the area near West Harrow station, Victorian and Edwardian terraces dominate the urban landscape.

[1] The ward ranked first in the London Borough of Harrow for people identifying as Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups at 5.66%.

[22] In 2007, Harrow Council successfully bid for a £31.5 million redevelopment of Whitmore under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

[26] The original site of the Shri Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple was on Vaughan Road in West Harrow.

[27] West Harrow Recreation Ground provides access to various sports facilities, including tennis and basketball courts.

[3] The Usurp Art Gallery and Studios was opened in West Harrow in 2010 under the artistic direction of Poulomi Desai.

Trains run northbound services to Uxbridge via Rayners Lane and southbound into central London via Harrow-on-the-Hill.