NW2 4LY Brent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Willesden Green. Region: London.
Streets
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 (43% of about 760 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 1.0 km
- Griffin Close, Land between Park Avenue North and, Griffin Close, London (300 m)
- 109 Park Avenue North: up to 4 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 82, 84 and 86 Olive Road, London, NW2 6UP (440 m)
- 91B Mora Road, London, NW2 6TB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Turpins Yard, Oakland Road: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- 110 Walm Lane, NW2 4RS: up to 48 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Queen's Parade, 1-12 Queens Parade, Willesden Lane: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- 51-63 INC and Upper Floor Flats at 51-63 INC, High Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 addresses are about 43 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cricklewood 859,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Brent Cross West 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Brondesbury Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Willesden Green Underground Station | 550 m |
| Dollis Hill Underground Station | 880 m | |
| Neasden Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Henson Avenue Dudden Hill | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 4.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks | 620 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walm Lane Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Willesden Green Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Avenue North Dental | 200 m |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gladstone Park 43 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | South Hampstead Cricket Club 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-west |
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-west |
| Roundwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north-east |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south |
| West Heath | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 38 |
1 of the postcode's 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 31% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.