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Cricklewood
Barnet, London
PocketsBrent Cross & Staples Corner (Claremont Road · Exploratory Park Brent Cross · Claremont Park)North Cricklewood (Clitterhouse Playing Fields · west)Childs Hill
Cricklewood straddles the Edgware Road in north-west London, sitting at the meeting point of three boroughs — the Barnet part covers the eastern side of the road. The area grew from a coach stop on the old Roman road into an industrial and railway suburb after the Midland Railway opened its station in 1868 and built the Railway Terraces for its workers. Transport is reasonable, with Cricklewood Thameslink giving direct trains to St Pancras and the Edgware Road carrying frequent buses. Around 80 food venues and a wide choice of places to eat reflect a high street that stayed busy through successive waves of migration. Clitterhouse Playing Fields provides 16 hectares of open space, and there are 15 Ofsted-outstanding schools within reach. The drawbacks weigh on the overall score. Safety sits well below the London median, air-quality scores are poor thanks to Edgware Road traffic, and only a handful of buildings are listed, including the Grade II Crown Public House. Major redevelopment at Brent Cross West is reshaping the edges of the area but has not yet lifted the ward's numbers.
- Strongest62Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong54Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out6Heritage
Little listed-building or conservation-area presence
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 2.1% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Clitterhouse Playing Fields (16.1 hectares)
- 122 open venues (78 food and drink, 44 other)
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The Midland Railway opened Cricklewood station in 1868 and in 1881 moved its locomotive works to new Brent Sidings, building the Railway Terraces as workers' housing.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
39Better than 23% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)31
- Activity (turnover)28
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Cricklewood: 73 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
27Better than 10% of London
- Personal safety28
- Property crime29
- Anti-social behaviour28
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Cricklewood: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
48Better than 58% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
33Better than 25% of London
- Air quality27
- Quietness43
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
26Better than 58% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)69
122 open venues nearby — 78 food & drink, 44 other.
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For Cricklewood: the mix behind 122 open venues—% independent
Education
54Better than 55% of London
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools54
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Cricklewood: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
6Better than 17% of London
3 listed buildings · 2% under a conservation area
- The Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Milestone Sited Outside Numbers 3 and 4 Gratton TerraceGrade II
- Three Lamp Standards in Front of the Crown Public HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
62Better than 48% of London
- Green spaces84
- Waterways15
Largest green space: Clitterhouse Playing Fields (16 ha). ~27 ha of green space in total.
Area development
25Better than 92% of London
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- Is Cricklewood safe?
- Cricklewood scores 27 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Cricklewood a good place to live?
- Cricklewood scores 35 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (62) and education (54); its weakest is heritage (6). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Cricklewood?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Cricklewood 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 48 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Cricklewood expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Cricklewood is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 8/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Cricklewood?
- Cricklewood scores 54 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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