NW10 5SL Brent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Queens Park. Region: London.
Streets
- Burrows Road, London: 58 addresses
- Langler Road, London: 1 address
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 D (32% of about 650 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Trough outside 665, Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU (390 m)
- 1-2 Banister Road, London, W10 4AG (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 605 And 609 Harrow Road, London, W10 4RA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 605 And 609 Harrow Road, London, W10 4RA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Queens Park Court Ilbert Street London W10 4QA, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Kensal Gasworks - Canal Way - Ladbroke Grove: up to 3,500 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Kensal Gasworks - Canal Way - Ladbroke Grove: up to 3,500 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 581 Harrow Road London W10 4RH, permissioned (690 m (0.4 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 59 addresses are between 42 m and 45 m above sea level (44 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 | Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Kensal Rise 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m | |
| Queens Park (London) 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kensal Green Underground Station | 260 m |
| Queen's Park Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Willesden Junction Underground Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kensal Green Station | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsburys Ladbroke Grove Car Park | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 77 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.9 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 17 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Law Medical Group Practice | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dollmeads Dispensing Chemist | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kensal Rise Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | St Charles Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Queen's Park 9.6 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Little Wormwood Scrubs 8.8 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tomb of Elizabeth and Alexis Soyer, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south. 186 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tomb of Elizabeth and Alexis Soyer | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Tomb of William Mulready, Royal Academy | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Tomb of Mary Gibson | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Tomb of John St John Long | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Paddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 58 | 59 | 59 |
1 of the postcode's 59 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Burrows Road.