# NW2 6GX: area report for a postcode in Brent

NW2 6GX 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 6GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) › [NW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2) › [NW2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Brent 011A: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **Brent Cross West, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **No property in NW2 6GX 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=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Brent 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **£555,687 average price**: For the whole of Brent, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **95.7% can get gigabit broadband at NW2 6GX**: Superfast for 95.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NW2 6GX**: Road 62 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **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=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-grace-rc-infant-and-nursery-school-e146721) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Claremont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claremont-primary-school-e142636) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mora Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mora-primary-school-e101530) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-grace-catholic-junior-school-e146116) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avigdor-hirsch-torah-temimah-primary-school-e131916) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Agnes' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-agnes-catholic-primary-school-e101332) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Menorah High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/menorah-high-school-for-girls-e142627) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Clarion](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clarion-e137361) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £680,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £660,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £384,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £946,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brent Cross West (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Cricklewood (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY (300 m); CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: QUICKCARE PHARMACY (500 m); LAKES PHARMACY (600 m); GROSSMAN PHARMACY (780 m); PHARMACY REQUIREMENTS (810 m); GIMMACK PHARMACY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Cricklewood London (250 m, Lidl); Spar - Staples Corner (280 m, Spar); Tesco Cricklewood Broadway Express (750 m, Tesco); Co-op Brent Cross - Aviator Drive (810 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Cricklewood (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £555,687** (August 2026). Brent’s average house price was £555,687 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 13.9×** (2025). A home in Brent costs 13.9 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 21 October 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.0** (2025). Brent 011A has a deprivation score of 33.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,070** (2021). Brent 011A had 2,070 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,293rd 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Brent 011A, 88.1% 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: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Brent 011A, 7.8% 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: 51.5637, -0.2236

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), August 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=-0.2236,51.5637,NW26GX

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw2-6gx.

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