NW2 4LY

Willesden Green · Brent · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Brent
Constituency
Brent East
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 4JX 40 m
NW2 4AQ 72 m
NW2 4PN 73 m
NW2 4LX 104 m
NW2 4AR 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 4LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 4
Latitude
51.553034
Longitude
-0.226438
British National Grid easting
523,059
British National Grid northing
185,284

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Brent · E09000005
Parish or community
E43000195
Westminster constituency
Brent East · E14001122
Output area
E00002474
Lower layer super output area
Brent 018A · E01000504
Middle layer super output area
Brent 018 · E02000110

Postcode source versions

Explore NW2

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
121, Flat A, Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4LY 29 September 2025 £600,000
129, Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4LY 30 September 2024 £1,410,000
133b, Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4LY 17 June 2022 £471,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
257
Primary
120
Secondary
26
  1. Gladstone Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    347 m
  2. Anson Primary School

    Community school

    498 m
  3. Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,612
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,274
  • Anti social behaviour 1,160
  • Vehicle crime 763
  • Other theft 704
  • Public order 468

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

44 female, 32 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.3
NW2 4 residents
8,599

Age bands in NW2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,038 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

776 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.6%

2,595 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

1,802 residents

Age 65 and over
12.4%

882 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW2 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
79.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
79.3%
Gigabit-capable
79.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
20
Records since 17 September 2020
6
Latest available record date
22 July 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/2110/P Decision dated 22 July 2025 930 m away

    Application for approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout, scale, pertaining to the demolition of existing buildings and the comprehensive phased redevelopment of the site for a mix of uses including 1,049 residential units (Use Class C3), 1,200 sqm of flexible commercial and community floorspace (Class E) in four blocks ranging from 9 to 18 storeys, along with car and cycle parking landscaping and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission referenced: 20/3564/OUT, as amended, and the discharges of planning conditions 1, 27 and 28.

    B&Q Broadway Retail Park Cricklewood Lane London NW2 1ES

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  2. 2015/3841/P Decision dated 19 October 2023 999 m away

    Continued use of the rear of the premises as a community facility (class D1) for a temporary period of two years.

    78 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EP

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  3. 2022/5013/P Decision dated 26 June 2023 983 m away

    Erection of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension to flats 3 and 4.

    2 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  4. 2021/0352/P Decision dated 27 April 2021 977 m away

    Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation at ground floor level.

    Flat 5, 88 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EL

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  5. 2020/5390/P Decision dated 26 November 2020 943 m away

    Erection of a side hip-to-gable roof extension and a rear roof dormer and installation of 3no. roof lights to the front of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

    10 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  6. 2020/0875/A Decision dated 5 October 2020 963 m away

    Display of LED media screen (6m x 3m) and logo box.

    102 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EJ

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  7. 2020/0652/P Decision dated 8 September 2020 983 m away

    Installation of a replacement roof covering with an increased ridge height, together with the installation of a front elevation window of existing bedsit.

    Flat Garden Rear Left 2 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2018/2436/P Decision dated 28 August 2018 983 m away

    Erection of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension to flats 3 and 4.

    Flat 3 and 4, 2 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Refused
  9. 2016/5730/P Decision dated 10 November 2016 996 m away

    Existing use of the ground floor as Retail (A1 Use Class).

    80 Cricklewood Broadway LONDON NW2 3EP

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2016/3459/P Decision dated 1 September 2016 988 m away

    Replacement of existing single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed units.

    Flat A 3 Richborough Road London NW2 3LU

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2015/2772/P Decision dated 17 June 2015 999 m away

    Variation of condition 3 of planning ref 2014/3760/P granted on 30 July 2014 to extend the hours of use from 20:00 to 23:00 for a temporary period of one month from 18/06/2015 to 17/07/2015.

    78 Cricklewood Broadway London NW2 3EP

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2014/4920/P Decision dated 11 September 2014 967 m away

    Request for observations from the London Borough of Brent or the erection of part two storey and part three storey rear extensions; erection of additional storey to main building with front mansard at roof level (to create 4 storey building) to create three new self contained flats (2 x 2 bed, 1 x studio flat) and improvements to twelve existing studio flats and associated alterations including new bin store, soft landscaping and bicycle store in the rear service area (revised description).

    91, 93 & 95 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 3JG

    London Borough of Camden No objection

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

GP practices

100

within 5 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    565 m

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    714 m

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    714 m

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    735 m

  • THE WILLESDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    144-150 HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 2PT

    ODS code E84021

    799 m

  • STAVERTON SURGERY

    51 STAVERTON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 5HA

    ODS code E84080

    985 m

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    WINDMILL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 65 SHOOT UP HILL, LONDON, NW2 3PS

    ODS code E84012

    1.2 km

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    1.3 km

  • BURNLEY PRACTICE

    ROBSON AVENUE, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code Y00206

    1.3 km

  • ROUNDWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROBSON AVENUE, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code E84656

    1.3 km

  • GLADSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 DOLLIS HILL LANE, LONDON, NW2 6JH

    ODS code E84036

    1.5 km

  • ST. GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK HILL HOUSE, 9 DOLLIS HILL LANE, LONDON, NW2 6JH

    ODS code E84704

    1.5 km

  • NEASDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 TANFIELD AVENUE, NEASDEN, LONDON, NW2 7SA

    ODS code E84665

    1.6 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    1.7 km

  • CHURCH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 MAYO ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 9HP

    ODS code E84013

    2.0 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    2.1 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOLENT ROAD HEALTH CLINIC, 9 SOLENT ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1TP

    ODS code F83055

    2.1 km

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    2.1 km

  • PENNINE DRIVE PRACTICE

    8 PENNINE DRIVE, HENDON, LONDON, NW2 1PA

    ODS code E83025

    2.1 km

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

    1 CHOLMLEY GARDENS, MILL LANE, LONDON, NW6 1AE

    ODS code F83615

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 100 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Henson Avenue

    BCT · Dudden Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Henson Avenue

    BCT · Dudden Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The Gladstone Centre

    BCT · Dudden Hill

    0.2 miles
  • The Gladstone Centre

    BCT · Dudden Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Dawson Road (NW2)

    BCT · Dudden Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brent 018A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,117 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £600,000 from 3 recorded sales in NW2 4LY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Brent is £544,174 in June 2026, down 3.4% year on year.

Schools

257 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 26 secondary schools. Gladstone Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 347 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,612 published events cover 12 months, averaging 634.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,274 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.