# NW2 5QB: area report for a postcode in Brent

NW2 5QB is a postcode in Brent.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Brent. Open the map at NW2 5QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) › [NW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2) › [NW2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **153 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Brent 024A: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **Dollis Hill, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **No property in NW2 5QB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Brent 024A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **£546,135 average price**: For the whole of Brent, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NW2 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **Low road and rail noise at NW2 5QB**: Road 52 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrew-and-st-francis-cofe-primary-school-e141672) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gladstone Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gladstone-park-primary-school-e140833) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalens-catholic-junior-school-e101542) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/convent-of-jesus-and-mary-rc-infant-school-e101544) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [North Brent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-brent-school-e143718) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leopold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leopold-primary-school-e101504) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Donnington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/donnington-primary-school-e101520) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northview Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northview-junior-and-infant-school-e101508) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £351,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £438,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2023 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £715,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £610,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dollis Hill (250 m, 3 minutes on foot); Neasden (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE WILLESDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (360 m); ROUNDWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m); BURNLEY PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: EDGARS CHEMISTS (170 m); COOPERS CHEMIST (310 m); GLOBE PHARMACY (380 m); SPIVACK CHEMIST (730 m); CHANA CHEMIST (800 m)
- Dental practices: D J SHAH AND ASSOCIATES (200 m); DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); 158-160 HIGH ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m); WILLESDEN LIBRARY DENTAL CLINIC (610 m); PARK AVENUE NORTH DENTAL (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Brent Willesden High Road Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Asda Dudden Hill Express Petrol (620 m, Asda); Sainsburys Willesden Grn (890 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £546,135** (July 2026). Brent’s average house price was £546,135 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,944** (2025). Full-time workers living in Brent earned a median of £39,944 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 13.7×** (2025). A home in Brent costs 13.7 times local full-time pay. 9th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.0** (2025). Brent has a deprivation score of 30.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 41st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Brent 024A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.1** (2025). Brent 024A has a deprivation score of 43.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,783rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,141** (2021). Brent 024A had 2,141 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,463rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Brent 024A, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 9.3%** (August 2026). In Brent 024A, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NW2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NW2 was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 184th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 71,104** (2021). NW2 had 71,104 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 38th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NW2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.6%** (January 2026). In NW2, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent)
- Centre: 51.5499, -0.2375

Council: [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Brent East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brent-east): Dawn Butler (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2375,51.5499,NW25QB

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