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Cricklewood & Mapesbury
Brent, London
PocketsCricklewood Anson Road (Cricklewood Broadway · Gladstone Park · Anson Road · Chichele Road · south · Shoot-up Hill)Brondesbury (Walm Lane · Kilburn)
Cricklewood and Mapesbury sit on Brent's eastern edge, straddling the Kilburn High Road and Cricklewood Lane corridor that divides the borough from Camden. The character splits between the commercial strip and the quieter Edwardian streets of the Mapesbury conservation area. The whole ward sits inside a conservation area, and heritage scores well despite only two formally listed buildings — the Grade II churches of St Michael and St Gabriel. Twenty-four Ofsted-outstanding schools are within reach, the food and non-food offers are meaningful, and public transport is good, with Thameslink at Cricklewood and the Jubilee at Kilburn within walking distance. The drawbacks are the arterial's impact. Planning consent activity is low, green space is thin at just over four hectares with Gladstone Park only partially overlapping, and pollution scores reflect proximity to the A5. Crime sits close to the London middle, weighted by the high road's evening economy.
- Strongest58Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong52Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out6Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 2 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 7 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Gladstone Park (3.8 hectares)
- 88 open venues (50 food and drink, 38 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
41Better than 28% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability40
- Price momentum (5yr)49
- Activity (turnover)28
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Cricklewood & Mapesbury: 80 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
49Better than 50% of London
- Personal safety60
- Property crime43
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
58Better than 72% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
44Better than 43% of London
- Air quality33
- Quietness60
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
21Better than 43% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
88 open venues nearby — 50 food & drink, 38 other.
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Education
52Better than 45% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools54
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For Cricklewood & Mapesbury: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
43Better than 58% of London
2 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Church of St GabrielGrade II
- Church of St MichaelGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
45Better than 11% of London
- Green spaces63
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Gladstone Park (4 ha). ~4 ha of green space in total.
Area development
6Better than 61% of London
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- Is Cricklewood & Mapesbury safe?
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury scores 49 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. 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 & Mapesbury a good place to live?
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury scores 40 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 connectivity (58) and education (52); its weakest is area development (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 & Mapesbury?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Cricklewood & Mapesbury 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 58 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Cricklewood & Mapesbury expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Cricklewood & Mapesbury is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 9/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Cricklewood & Mapesbury?
- Cricklewood & Mapesbury scores 52 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 7 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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