Northolt is a suburb of the London Borough of Ealing, West London.
It was, until the late Victorian era, a rural area growing crops.
It became busier when the A40 was built and subsequently opened in 1935. Many homes were erected during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Those built later in the 1950’s and 1960’s were for the local authority and became rented properties.
It is now multicultural and home to mostly young people and those with young families.
There is no main centre to Northolt but just small residential areas.
There are several public houses in Northolt and the White Hart pub is on the site of an old coaching inn.
A National Air Traffic Control Base is situated where the old RAF radio station once stood.
Northolt was famous for its pony racing that was held in Northolt Park. The one and a half mile course was opened in 1929. During WWII it was taken over and used as an army depot and then a prisoner of war camp. Several attempts were made after the war to get back the pony racing but they all failed and the land was used for housing.
Northolt is served by both tube and railway stations and Heathrow Airport is nearby.
There is property for rent in Northolt at average prices of £650pcm for a studio apartment, £705pcm for a l bed flat, £930pcm for a 2 bed flat, £935pcm for a 2 bed house and £1155pcm for a 3 bed house.
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