NW2 6QA Brent
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cricklewood & Mapesbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Langton Road, London: 35 addresses
- Rusper Close, 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 (53% of about 810 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
- Cricklewood Broadway Retail Park: up to 380 homes, pending decision (180 m)
- 91B Mora Road, London, NW2 6TB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 303-309 Cricklewood Broadway: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 245-289 Cricklewood Broadway and Hassop Road: up to 80 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 82, 84 and 86 Olive Road, London, NW2 6UP (370 m)
- 194 - 196 Cricklewood Broadway, London, permissioned (560 m)
- Former Parcel Force Depot, Geron Way, London, NW2, permissioned (560 m)
- Former Parcel Force Depot, Geron Way, London, NW2, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 760 m |
| Brent Cross West 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Brondesbury 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Willesden Green Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Dollis Hill Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Neasden Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Longley Way Dollis Hill | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | London Zoo Waterbus Stop Regents Park | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Broadway Parade Car Park | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 45 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cricklewood General Practice | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gimmack Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chichele Road (Dental Surgery) | 660 m |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Hampstead Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gladstone Park 43 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,550 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Clitterhouse Playing Fields 17 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hampstead Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.7 km east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hampstead Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km east |
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
| West Heath | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| North Hill | Hill | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 36 |
5 of the postcode's 36 addresses are 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Langton Road.