School Catchments and House Prices in Northwood Hills
In the Northwood Hills area, 2 schools were judged Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024) and 2 schools are rated Good.
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In the Northwood Hills area, 2 schools were judged Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024) and 2 schools are rated Good.
What school demand does to Northwood Hills asking prices
Concentrated demand is what a price premium actually is.
The local benchmark is £700,000 and a detached home averages £750,000.
With only 2 schools rated Outstanding locally, the premium concentrates hard.
Ofsted ratings across the Northwood Hills area
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Northwood Hills.
What the admissions data actually guarantees
A house advertised as in catchment may not be next year. The local council publishes last year's furthest distance offered for each school. Ask for that figure in writing before you offer.
Ratings age too. An Outstanding judgement can be several years old, and inspections since September 2024 report differently. Read the current report rather than the agent's summary of it.
The detail behind the Northwood Hills numbers
The schools families ask about here are Northwood School, Frithwood Primary School, Hillside Infant School, Hillside Junior School and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School. 4 local schools were graded Good or Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024). Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Transport in Northwood Hills centres on its own Metropolitan-line station, backed by good road links. These indicative times are a starting point, always verify current timetables before relying on a specific journey.
By price, Northwood Hills ranks 116 of the 320 London locations we cover, at £700,000 against a county average of £732,469. Band D council tax here is £2,045, against an average of £2,121 across the county locations we cover.
How Northwood Hills scores for different buyers
Northwood Hills is a comfortable, leafy, largely interwar residential suburb.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Northwood Hills property and area guide.
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Families | ★★★★☆ | A settled, leafy suburb with green space (Haste Hill, Ruislip Woods, recreation grounds) and a range of schools, Northwood School (secondary, last graded Outstanding), Frithwood and Hillside Infant (Good), and St John Fisher (Outstanding, just over the border in Pinner), though Hillside Junior's latest report is mixed, so check catchment and the current position carefully. |
| First-time buyers | ★★★★☆ | One of the more accessible ways into the Northwood/Pinner area, purpose-built flats and maisonettes (often around £300,000 to £450,000) and smaller 1930s semis, with a direct Metropolitan-line Tube; prices are still firmly at outer-London levels, so budget carefully. |
| Commuters | ★★★★☆ | Northwood Hills is on the Metropolitan line (Zone 6) with direct trains to Harrow-on-the-Hill, Baker Street, King's Cross St Pancras and the City, a genuine Tube on the doorstep, though it is the stopping service and some semi-fast trains do not call here. |
| Upsizers | ★★★★☆ | Classic 1930s semi-detached and larger detached houses with gardens give real family space, at a price a touch gentler than Northwood proper, with schools, green space and a direct commute; the largest detached homes still run well beyond £900,000. |
| Downsizers | ★★★☆☆ | There are flats, maisonettes and some bungalows, but Northwood Hills is a house-dominated suburb, so choice for downsizers is a little more limited than in a town centre, though the parade, the Tube and the green space suit low-maintenance living well. |
Families
People wanting schools, green space and a settled community with a direct Tube, Northwood School (secondary, last graded Outstanding), Frithwood and Hillside Infant (Good primaries) and Outstanding St John Fisher just over the border, plus Haste Hill, Ruislip Woods and the recreation grounds, with the Metropolitan line into town.
First-time buyers & younger professionals
People wanting a more affordable way into the Northwood/Pinner area, purpose-built flats and maisonettes and smaller 1930s semis, with a direct Tube and a leafy setting, if at outer-London prices.
Commuters
People happy to trade a longer, steadier Metropolitan-line journey for a leafy, house-with-a-garden home, direct trains to Baker Street, King's Cross St Pancras and the City, plus the A40, M40 and M25 for drivers.
Northwood Hills is known locally for Elton John's first performances, and Haste Hill & the golf course. The Northwood Hills Hotel, the pub opposite the station, is where a young Reg Dwight, later Elton John, first performed professionally, playing piano to the regulars before he was famous.
Practical detail for Northwood Hills: the HA6 postcode district, Northwood Hills (Metropolitan line, Zone 6), direct to Harrow-on-the-Hill, Baker Street, King's Cross St Pancras & the City and nearest A and E is Northwick Park (Harrow) or Hillingdon Hospital (Uxbridge), a drive, verify with NHS.
Northwood Hills at a glance
| School | What to check before you offer |
|---|---|
| Northwood School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Frithwood Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Hillside Infant School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Hillside Junior School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Northwood Hills
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Last year's furthest offer distance, in writing from the council
- The current Ofsted report, not a remembered rating
- Whether a sibling policy is applied before distance
- £70,000 of deposit at 10% on the local average, before fees
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