HA9 9EX Brent
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Barnhill. Region: London.
Streets
- Chalkhill Road, Wembley: 44 addresses
- Forty Lane, Wembley: 11 addresses
- Kings Drive, Wembley: 3 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 C (37% of about 460 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Asda (40 m)
- The Torch/Kwik Fit Euro, 1-5 Bridge Road, HA9: up to 485 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- The Torch/Kwik Fit Euro, 1-5 Bridge Road, HA9: up to 135 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Wembley Park Station, Police Station and Adjacent Land Bridge Road: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- 27a Forty Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Newland Court Garages, Forty Avenue, Wembley (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Wembley Park Station (South): up to 456 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Brook Avenue (430 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 190 addresses are between 42 m and 52 m above sea level (46 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 | Wembley Stadium 885,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| North Wembley 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Wembley Central 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wembley Park Underground Station | 300 m |
| Preston Road Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| North Wembley Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lycee International / Kings Drive Wembley Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Wembley Park Station | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ellis Practice | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest S M Ho And Associates | 160 m |
| Hospital | Northwick Park Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Chalkhill Police Station | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chalkhill Park 1.4 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Fryent Country Park 105 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 111 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a World Heritage Site, 9.8 km (6.1 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Northwick Park | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 68 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 50 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 188 |
140 of the postcode's 190 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Brent: see them on the Brent page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Chalkhill Road.