Is NW9 8EG a good place to live?
Brent (NW9 8EG), London, England
View NW9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW9 8EG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 96 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW9 8EG is a UK postcode in NW9 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Wembley Park, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW9 8EG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in NW9 8EG. 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW9 8EG is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in NW9 8EG.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Vehicle crime (33%), Criminal damage arson (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW9, this postcode ranks 510 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 8EG
96 schools near NW9 8EG, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 50 Good and 7 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 14 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW9 8EG is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 3 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.4 miles away.
Quainton Street Open Space is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.4 mi
- ASDA Wembley Superstore0.6 mi
- Iceland0.8 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
- Co-op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Quainton Street Open Space0.5 mi
- Fryent Country Park0.6 mi
- Church Lane Recreation Ground0.6 mi
- Chalkhill Park0.6 mi
- West Hendon Playing Fields0.8 mi
Transportation
Wembley Park is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from NW9 8EG - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Wembley Park0.8 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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