Preston Place Willesden, Brent
14 addresses across 1 postcode (NW2), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20202559.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Brent costs £2,235 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Willesden Junction, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Gladstone Park (43 hectares) is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Willesden Medical Centre, about 250 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 15% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 699 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £257,000 | £257,000 | £257,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £41,000 | £41,000 | £41,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2020 | 2 NW2 5NX | Other | £350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jul 2018 | 5 NW2 5NX | Other | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Mar 2017 | 4 NW2 5NX | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2012 | 1 NW2 5NX | Terraced | £257,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2000 | 8 NW2 5NX | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 22 Apr 1998 | 4 NW2 5NX | Flat or maisonette | £41,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 street: most are in band C (57% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 for HMOs, Remainder of Borough.
- 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)
- Bubbly Day Nursery, 247 High Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Land rear of 37-53 Strode Road AND Strode Road Car Wash, Strode Road, London, NW10: up to 15 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- 80 Strode Road: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Former Unisys & Bridge Park Centre, North Circular Road, NW10: up to 505 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Willesden Bus Depot: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 298-300 High Road, London, NW10 2EN (180 m)
- 298-300 High Road, NW10 2EN: up to 8 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 158-160, High Road, NW10 2PB: up to 4 homes, permissioned (210 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 street's 14 addresses are between 41 m and 42 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW2 5NX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Willesden Junction 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Kensal Rise 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Harlesden 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dollis Hill Underground Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Neasden Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Willesden Green Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willesden Bus Garage | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Neasden Studios Car Park | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 63 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Willesden Medical Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edgars Chemists | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest D J Shah And Associates | 40 m |
| Hospital | Willesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment) | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Harlesden Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gladstone Park 43 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | King Edward VII Recreation Ground 6.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 58 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United Synagogue Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Roundwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Westbere Copse | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Welsh Harp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| West Heath | Wood | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Barn Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
10 of the street's 14 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 120 m | No published inspection |
| Gladstone Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–7 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Donnington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Leopold Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| North Brent School | Secondary | 11–18 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre | Nursery | 2–4 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harris Lowe Academy Willesden | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar's Pharmacy NW10 2NY | Retailers - other | 30 m | Exempt | |
| Yasmeen Sham NW10 2NX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Al Sham Market NW10 2NX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 50 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Malcolm & Son Butchers NW10 2NX | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Daraa Falafels NW10 2NX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Leia Cafe Ltd NW10 2RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Amneh Grill NW10 2RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Edwards Bakery NW10 2RX | Manufacturers/packers | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 May 2025 |
| Al-Sham Roastery NW10 2RX | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Zams Chicken NW10 2JY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Grill King NW10 2JY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Nour Damacus NW10 2EY | Retailers - other | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Euro's NW10 2EY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Time Pizza NW10 2EY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 4 Good | 30 May 2025 |
| Atlantis Food Centre NW10 2EY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 4 Good | 4 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 294 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Other theft | 37 |
| Drugs | 33 |
| Public order | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Road (177); On or near Tudor Mews (109); On or near Deacon Road (83); On or near Bus/Coach Station (71); On or near Churchmead Road (58).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 17% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 56% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 55% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 17% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NW2 5NX: 14 addresses
Nearby streets
Oak Tree Mews · Narayan Mews · Bertie Road · Churchmead Road · Strode Road · Regency Mews · Chaplin Road · Antoinette Mews · Villiers Road · Belton Road · Euro Close · Litchfield Gardens
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.