HA3 0LY Brent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kenton. Region: London.
Streets
- Woodhill Crescent, Kenton: 35 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Brent in 2026-27: Band D £2,235 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,490 | £1,739 | £1,987 | £2,235 | £2,732 | £3,229 | £3,725 | £4,471 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (38% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 for HMOs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 97 Woodcock Hill, Harrow, HA3 0JJ (260 m)
- Lidding Road Garages, Lidding Road, Harrow (620 m)
- 57 Draycott Avenue, HA3 0BL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Sainsbury's Superstore, Draycott Avenue, HA3: up to 450 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- 167 Preston Hill, Harrow HA3 9UY (810 m)
- 312 Preston Road, Harrow, HA3 0QH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Kenton Road and Sainsbury's Adjoining Land: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- 2 & 2A The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9QJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 53 m and 59 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kenton 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| South Kenton 643,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| North Wembley 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Preston Road Underground Station | 1.0 km |
| Kenton Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Northwick Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Draycott Avenue/ Woodcock Hill Preston | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road Ealing | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 10.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Thirlmere Gardens | 820 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Preston Hill Surgery | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tyerest LTD | 820 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mrs Gc Baskeran | 680 m |
| Hospital | Northwick Park Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Kingsbury Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodcock Park 11 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest John Billam Playing Fields 5.7 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,320 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and Parish Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and Parish Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north-west |
| Harrow Park (Formerly Flambards) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northwick Park | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| The Spinney | Wood | 3.6 km north |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south-west |
| Temple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km north |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 35 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Woodhill Crescent.