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NW2 5BS

Willesden Green · Brent · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Willesden Green
Local authority
Brent
Constituency
Brent East
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 5DU 23 m
NW2 5BT 31 m
NW2 5BN 47 m
NW2 5DP 72 m
NW2 5DY 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 5BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 5
Latitude
51.548883
Longitude
-0.230897
British National Grid easting
522,761
British National Grid northing
184,815

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Brent · E09000005
Electoral ward
Willesden Green · E05013517
Parish or community
E43000195
Westminster constituency
Brent East · E14001122
Output area
E00003086
Lower layer super output area
Brent 022B · E01000637
Middle layer super output area
Brent 022 · E02000114

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39a, Balmoral Road, London, NW2 5BS 26 April 2016 £440,000
37, Balmoral Road, London, NW2 5BS 18 April 2008 £415,000
39, Ground Floor Flat, Balmoral Road, London, NW2 5BS 4 May 2004 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
264
Primary
123
Secondary
25

  1. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    209 m

  2. Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    279 m

  3. Gladstone Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    328 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,416
  • Anti social behaviour 1,209
  • Vehicle crime 791
  • Other theft 677
  • Drugs 504

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
NW2 5 residents
9,761

Age bands in NW2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,811 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,308 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.6%

3,968 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

2,562 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,190 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

107

within 5 km

  • THE WILLESDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84021

    254 m

  • STAVERTON SURGERY

    51 STAVERTON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 5HA

    ODS code E84080

    631 m

  • BURNLEY PRACTICE

    ROBSON AVENUE, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code Y00206

    745 m

  • ROUNDWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROBSON AVENUE, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code E84656

    745 m

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    805 m

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    1.2 km

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    1.2 km

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    1.2 km

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E84012

    1.5 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

  • CHURCH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    66 MAYO ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 9HP

    ODS code E84013

    1.6 km

  • NEASDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 TANFIELD AVENUE, NEASDEN, LONDON, NW2 7SA

    ODS code E84665

    1.7 km

  • THE LAW MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    WROTTESLEY ROAD SURGERY, 9-11 WROTTESLEY ROAD, LONDON, NW10 5UY

    ODS code E84006

    1.7 km

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    1.7 km

  • FREUCHEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    190 HIGH STREET, HARLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 4ST

    ODS code E84074

    1.8 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CENTRE

    GREENHILL PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, GREENHILL PARK, HARLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 9AR

    ODS code E84011

    2.0 km

  • BRENTFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 KINGFISHER WAY, LONDON, NW10 8TF

    ODS code E84031

    2.0 km

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    2.2 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 107 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Willesden Green Library

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles

  • Villiers Road

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles

  • Willesden Green Library

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.2 miles

  • Willesden Green Library

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.2 miles

  • Villiers Road

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brent 022B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,965 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

264 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 25 secondary schools. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 656.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,416 events.

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