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Willesden Green
Brent, London
PocketsDudden Hill (east · Park Avenue · Gladstone Park · Burnley Road · Walm Lane)Willesden Green (Chapter Road · Park Avenue · High Road · Church of St Andrew)Roundwood Park (Willesden Jewish Cemetery · Chapter Road)
Willesden Green stretches along the Jubilee line in central Brent, a Victorian and Edwardian high street ward with a strong independent retail spine on Walm Lane. The entire ward falls inside a conservation area, and the heritage set includes the Grade II* Church of St Andrew and the Grade II Church of St Francis, among eleven listed buildings. Twenty-four outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment, and Willesden Green and Kilburn stations put central London within twenty minutes. The cultural scene — 96 food venues and 50 non-food venues currently open — gives the ward an evening economy that leans toward local bars, restaurants and the Willesden Green Library Centre. The downsides are material: safety scores sit well below the London median, air quality on the A407 is only moderate, green space comes to just eight hectares, and Gladstone Park's slopes are a walk away rather than on the doorstep. Market affordability is tighter than the connectivity alone would suggest.
- Strongest58Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong55Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 11 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Gladstone Park (7.6 hectares)
- 145 open venues (95 food and drink, 50 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
37Better than 19% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- 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 Willesden Green: 112 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
36Better than 25% of London
- Personal safety35
- Property crime43
- Anti-social behaviour28
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Connectivity
53Better than 64% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
39Better than 36% of London
- Air quality32
- Quietness50
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
22Better than 46% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
145 open venues nearby — 95 food & drink, 50 other.
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Education
55Better than 60% of London
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools54
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Willesden Green: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
54Better than 74% of London
11 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Church of St AndrewGrade II*
- Kingsley CourtGrade II
- St Andrew's VicarageGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
58Better than 35% of London
- Green spaces80
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Gladstone Park (8 ha). ~8 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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- Is Willesden Green safe?
- Willesden Green scores 36 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 Willesden Green a good place to live?
- Willesden Green 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 nature access (58) and education (55); its weakest is area development (1). 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 Willesden Green?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Willesden Green 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 53 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Willesden Green expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Willesden Green 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 Willesden Green?
- Willesden Green scores 55 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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