Number 10, Farrer Road is just 5 minutes bus ride or 20 minutes walk from the University of Westminster, Harrow campus.
For evening entertainment further afield or for serious shopping trips, it is a 15 minute walk to Kingsbury tube station (Jubilee Line), Kenton (Bakerloo Line and Silverlink) and Northwick Park (Metropolitan Line).
50 metres from the house is a block of "essential shops" and fast food. This includes a newsagent, a general store and a chemist. There are also 2 fast food outlets offering Pizza, kebabs, burgers, fried chicken and chips.
A little further, approximately 300 metres, is the best value Wetherspoons in the country. Bitter (real ale) is just £1.39 a pint, lager is £1.79 a pint and several of the meals come with a free drink (a pint, glass of wine or coke etc.). Some of the value meals are "Burger & a pint" for £2.99, 2 meals for £5.99 and curry for £4.99 including a pint!.