Is NW9 5AU a good place to live?
Brent (NW9 5AU), London, England
View NW9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW9 5AU has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW9 5AU is a UK postcode in NW9 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Colindale, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW9 5AU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in NW9 5AU. It ranks in the top half for safety within NW9.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW9 5AU is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in NW9 5AU.
The most common categories are Robbery (30%), Vehicle crime (20%), Public order (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW9, this postcode ranks 742 of 1479 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- NW9 district average
- 560 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near NW9 5AU
94 schools near NW9 5AU, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 50 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 17 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW9 5AU is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.2 miles away.
Montrose Playing Fields is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.2 mi
- Asda0.2 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.2 mi
- Loon Fung0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's Local0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Montrose Playing Fields0.1 mi
- Silk Stream Park0.2 mi
- Grove Park0.3 mi
- Colindale Park0.5 mi
- Grahame Park Open Space0.6 mi
Transportation
Colindale is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from NW9 5AU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Burnt Oak (0.5 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Colindale0.4 mi
- Burnt Oak0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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