NW9 8EW Brent
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Welsh Harp. Region: London.
Streets
- Cherrylands Close, Wembley Park: 37 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 (49% of about 630 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: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 12 Forty Lane: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 1 Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9 9DZ (380 m)
- 27a Forty Lane: up to 6 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 5 Blackbird Hill: up to 57 homes, pending decision (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 35 Chalkhill Road, Wembley, HA9 9DS (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Asda (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Coombe Road: up to 194 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- The Torch/Kwik Fit Euro, 1-5 Bridge Road, HA9: up to 485 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 37 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 addresses are about 47 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| North Wembley 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wembley Park Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Preston Road Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Kingsbury Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackbird Cross Kingsbury | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MSM Arena Hotel Wembley Stadium Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forty Willows Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Lane Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rose Garden Dental Practice | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Chalkhill Police Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fryent Country Park 105 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 135 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Parish Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) east. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Old Parish Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Hill | Hill | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Hendon Grove | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Northwick Park | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 37 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 37 |
37 of the postcode's 37 addresses are 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 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 Cherrylands Close.