NW2 5LA

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW2 5DG 48 m
NW2 5JG 74 m
NW2 5HS 75 m
NW2 5JJ 76 m
NW2 4RD 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW2 5LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW2
Postcode sector
NW2 5
Latitude
51.547076
Longitude
-0.221953
British National Grid easting
523,386
British National Grid northing
184,629

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
E00003106
Lower layer super output area
Brent 022D · E01000642
Middle layer super output area
Brent 022 · E02000114

Postcode source versions

Explore NW2

66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Mapeshill Place, London, NW2 5LA 19 January 2017 £355,000
16, Mapeshill Place, London, NW2 5LA 31 October 2014 £580,000
12, Mapeshill Place, London, NW2 5LA 30 January 2014 £317,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
271
Primary
124
Secondary
28
  1. Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    374 m
  2. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    460 m
  3. Anson Primary School

    Community school

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,310
  • Anti social behaviour 1,225
  • Vehicle crime 823
  • Other theft 757
  • Shoplifting 702

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

23 female, 20 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW2 5 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+
51.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
51.7%
Gigabit-capable
51.7%
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.

GP practices

104

within 5 km

  • WALM LANE SURGERY

    114 WALM LANE, LONDON, NW2 4RT

    ODS code E84086

    401 m

  • STAVERTON SURGERY

    51 STAVERTON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 5HA

    ODS code E84080

    419 m

  • THE WILLESDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E84021

    827 m

  • WILLESDEN GREEN SURGERY

    59 ANSON ROAD, LONDON, NW2 3UY

    ODS code E84702

    844 m

  • CHICHELE ROAD SURGERY

    25 CHICHELE ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 3AN

    ODS code E84674

    949 m

  • MAPESBURY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E84012

    997 m

  • BURNLEY PRACTICE

    ROBSON AVENUE, WILLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code Y00206

    1.1 km

  • ROUNDWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROBSON AVENUE, LONDON, NW10 3RY

    ODS code E84656

    1.1 km

  • CRICKLEWOOD GENERAL PRACTICE

    7 OAKLANDS ROAD, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, NW2 6DJ

    ODS code Y02986

    1.1 km

  • BRONDESBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    279 KILBURN HIGH ROAD, LONDON, NW6 7JQ

    ODS code F83059

    1.6 km

  • THE LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    24 LONSDALE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 6RR

    ODS code E84025

    1.7 km

  • THE LAW MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E84006

    1.7 km

  • WEST HAMPSTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83055

    1.8 km

  • GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    143-145 CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, NW2 1HS

    ODS code E83006

    1.9 km

  • CHOLMLEY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code F83615

    1.9 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP WEST HAMPSTEAD

    80 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD, LONDON, NW6 1DS

    ODS code F83050

    1.9 km

  • OXGATE GARDENS SURGERY

    81 OXGATE GARDENS, LONDON, NW2 6EA

    ODS code E84076

    2.0 km

  • FREUCHEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    190 HIGH STREET, HARLESDEN, LONDON, NW10 4ST

    ODS code E84074

    2.0 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    DART STREET, LONDON, W10 4LD

    ODS code E87755

    2.1 km

  • SHIRLAND MEDICAL

    QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE, DART STREET, LONDON, W10 4LD

    ODS code E87021

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 104 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

  • Sidmouth Road

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles
  • Walm Lane

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles
  • Walm Lane

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles
  • Willesden Lane

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles
  • Willesden Lane

    BCT · Willesden Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Brent 022D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,942 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

271 open schools are in scope, including 124 primary and 28 secondary schools. Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 705.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,310 events.

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