Harrow, across HA1, HA2 and HA3, is a mix of 1930s semi-detached houses around Rayners Lane, Headstone Lane and Kenton, purpose-built flats near Harrow-on-the-Hill station, and shops along Station Road and St Ann's Road. Each calls for a slightly different approach to security and home tech. This guide sets out how we would think about a Harrow property, what the packages include, and what to expect on the day. All prices are inc. VAT.
Start with how your home is actually approached
Before choosing equipment, walk around the property as a visitor would. Many Harrow houses have a front door facing the street, a side passage to the back garden and a rear door or patio doors that cannot be seen from the road. Those hidden routes are where cameras and sensors earn their keep.
A sensible order of priority is:
- Front door and driveway: a clear, well-lit view of anyone approaching.
- Side access: the narrow passage is often the quietest way into a garden.
- Rear doors and ground-floor windows: the points an intruder would choose when the front is overlooked.
- Garage or outbuildings: often storing bikes and tools, and sometimes forgotten.
For flats, the picture is simpler. Your front door and any balcony or patio access matter most, and a wireless system avoids drilling through communal areas.
Choosing CCTV for a Harrow house
Our home CCTV packages are built around how much of the property you want to cover.
Home Starter: £899 inc. VAT. Two 5MP turret cameras in grey or white, a 1TB drive with around 2 weeks of footage, live viewing from your phone and motion detection alerts, installed neatly in a single visit. It suits a smaller house or flat where the front and one other approach matter most.
Home Protect: £1,499 inc. VAT. Four 4K ColorVu cameras with full colour footage 24/7, a 2TB drive with 3-4 weeks of footage, smart human and vehicle detection, instant alerts to your phone and active deterrence with strobe and siren. A typical semi-detached house with a front, side and rear to watch is a natural fit.
If you have already bought a camera kit, we can fit it instead. Our local page for CCTV installation in Harrow has more on how installs work in the area.
Alarms and entry: the second layer
Cameras record and alert; an alarm makes noise and reports an intrusion. Together they work far better than either alone.
Family Home alarm: £1,099 inc. VAT. An advanced hub with 4G backup, 2 door contacts and 4 motion sensors, photo-verification sensors that show the cause of an alert, an external solar siren and 2 proximity key fobs. The 4G backup keeps it working if the broadband goes down.
Flat/Apartment alarm: £699 inc. VAT. A smart hub and keypad, 1 door contact and 2 motion sensors, with app control and instant notifications. It is fully wireless with no drilling and no mess.
If your property has a front gate, a Gate Entry Kit at £1,499 inc. VAT gives you a vandal-resistant gate station that calls your phone, so you can speak to visitors and open the gate from anywhere. It includes an integrated keypad for entry codes and connects to gate automation. For flats with a shared front door, see our access control in Harrow page.
For a doorbell only, Video Doorbell Fit is £129 inc. VAT for a doorbell you have bought yourself: fitted and wired to an existing chime or transformer, with app setup and alerts configured.
Why a survey is worth doing first
If you are not sure what your home needs, the Home Survey & Design is £99 inc. VAT. An engineer visits, gives you a written recommendation and fixed quote, and a camera and device placement plan. The fee is credited in full against any booking of £500 inc. VAT or more, so for a larger install it costs you nothing extra. See our CCTV and security services for the full range.
TV mounting in Harrow, often on the same day
Security is only part of the picture. A new TV often arrives before anyone has planned the wall, and it ends up leaning against a sideboard. Same-day installation is available in most areas, Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 19:30.
Standard Install: £229 inc. VAT. A certified engineer fits your TV with full in-wall cable concealment, precise levelling and alignment, for TVs up to 75 inches. A safety check, tidy-up and demo are included. If the TV needs a power point behind it, the Media Wall Power Kit adds a new socket or fused spur with a concealed cable feed, at £329 inc. VAT.
See our TV wall mounting in Harrow page for local availability.
What to expect on the day
Our engineers explain the plan before drilling anything, run cables tidily and show you how the app or system works before leaving. If something is quoted separately, we say so up front rather than at the end. Our engineers hold NICEIC, NSI and SSAIB accreditations between them, and our camera engineers are Hikvision accredited.
Not sure where to begin? Tell us about your property and what worries you most, and we will recommend a sensible starting point.