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Hatch End
Hatch End shown within Greater London |
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OS grid reference | TQ125915 |
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London borough | Harrow |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | London |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PINNER |
Postcode district | HA5 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
EU Parliament | London |
UK Parliament | Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner |
London Assembly | Brent and Harrow |
List of places: UK • England • London |
Hatch End is a suburb of Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow, located 13 miles (21 km) north west of Charing Cross in Central London.
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Hatch End is home to the Harrow Arts Centre, a complex which centres around a large theatre and a smaller studio theatre. Music, dance, theatre, comedy and literature events are all hosted here, along with many workshops and summer schemes run during the holidays.
Also of interest is Letchford House built in 1670.
Local businesses include a number of furniture shops including Chaplins, which holds the largest selection of contemporary designer furniture in Europe plus numerous restaurants – including Italian, Greek, Chinese, American and Indian. Many local people were opposed to the opening of the new Tesco Express store, as they believed that it would lead to the closure of well-established small shops, which indeed it did. Hatch End was home to The Railway public house which was a listed building until property developers 'accidentally' knocked it down. This is now home to Tesco with flats above.
The nearest regional centre for higher order goods is Harrow, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south, with two shopping malls and a 9-screen cinema, along with numerous restaurants, places of entertainment and bookshops. Pinner. 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the southwest, offers additional amenities, including a DIY centre, a bookshop and two gift shops. Pinner also is the nearest London Underground station to Hatch End, and the two are linked by the H12 bus service. As Hatch End is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Greater London/Hertfordshire boundary, it is also convenient for Watford, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north, which also serves as a regional retail centre, linked by a regular train service.
Hatch End is an outer London area which has experienced a rise in population since the early twentieth century due to the demographic processes of suburbanisation and urban-rural migration. It is served by good transport links into London Euston and therefore has a predominantly affluent population (491st highest mean income of 630 election Wards in London {Paycheck 2004}). Many residents have moved to the area from districts closer to central London in search of a better quality of suburban life. .
Day to day migration movements involve the daily commute into London. Its tree lined streets, open spaces and proximity to rural countryside as well as its leisure amenities and restaurants make Hatch End one of the most desirable places to live in the capital . Detached properties account for 31% of the total housing stock in Hatch End. On the whole the area is safer, cleaner and less polluted than inner city suburbs, and has a lower crime rate.
54% of the population are Christian. The area is also one of many North-West London Jewish communities, and Jews make up 12% of the population. The area has two synagogues (a third in neighbouring Pinner) and a kosher butcher. The suburb is home to a Hindu community which represents 12% of the population.
Hatch End and Headstone Lane, both served by London Overground.
For the Transport for London map showing details of buses serving these stations, go to [1]
The following London bus routes serve Hatch End (correct at 4 August 2008):
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Section 14: | London Outer Orbital Path | Section 15: |
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Moor Park | Hatch End | Elstree |