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Stonebridge
Brent, London
PocketsSt Raphaels (Brentfield Road · Gibbons Recreation Ground · River Brent · east · Brent River Park · Brent Canal Feeder)Stonebridge (Gibbons Recreation Ground · Hillside · Brentfield · Harlesden · Brent Canal Feeder · Twyford Abbey Road)
Stonebridge lies in the south-west corner of Brent, wedged between the North Circular, the River Brent and the Harrow Road. The whole ward sits inside a conservation area, a legacy of the 1870s Stonebridge Park commuter suburb laid out for City workers. The three listed buildings include the Grade II Brent Viaduct, built in 1838 by Robert Stephenson for the London and Birmingham Railway, and the Grade II Stonebridge Park Public House, one of the last survivors of the original Victorian estate. Thirteen Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within range, Bakerloo and Overground services at Stonebridge Park give reasonable central-London access, and Brent River Park and the Welsh Harp beyond provide around twenty-five hectares of green. The drawbacks are heavy and well-known: crime sits in the bottom third of London wards, air quality is poor with the North Circular and Hanger Lane one ward over, and the ward's market pricing reflects a long history of housing-estate renewal rather than a strong private market.
- Strongest59Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong49Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out9Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Brent River Park (8.5 hectares)
- 110 open venues (75 food and drink, 35 other)
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Brent Viaduct, Grade II listed, was built in 1838 for the London and Birmingham Railway under Robert Stephenson and required removal of around 372,000 cubic feet of earth to form the approach embankments.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
49Better than 50% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability70
- Rent affordability80
- Price momentum (5yr)43
- Activity (turnover)8
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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 Stonebridge: 37 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
37Better than 27% of London
- Personal safety33
- Property crime40
- Anti-social behaviour40
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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.
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Connectivity
44Better than 49% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
29Better than 20% of London
- Air quality20
- Quietness45
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
13Better than 15% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene29
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
110 open venues nearby — 75 food & drink, 35 other.
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Education
48Better than 24% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools50
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Stonebridge: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
42Better than 56% of London
3 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Brent ViaductGrade II
- Stonebridge Park Public HouseGrade II
- Stonebridge School, Including Former Caretaker's House, Playground Shelter and Cookery and Laundry to Nw, Former Manual Instruction Room and Playground Shelter to Se, and Boundary Walls, Gates and RailingsGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
59Better than 39% of London
- Green spaces67
- Waterways60
Largest green space: Brent River Park (9 ha). ~25 ha of green space in total.
Area development
9Better than 70% of London
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- Is Stonebridge safe?
- Stonebridge scores 37 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 Stonebridge a good place to live?
- Stonebridge scores 37 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 (59) and property prices & growth (49); its weakest is area development (9). 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 Stonebridge?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Stonebridge 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 44 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Stonebridge expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Stonebridge is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 14/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Stonebridge?
- Stonebridge scores 48 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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