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NW2 Cricklewood & Mapesbury — Family Area Report

Cricklewood & Mapesbury · Brent

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Brent£2,232/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%28.5% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

NW2 is the London postcode area covering Cricklewood & Mapesbury in the London Borough of Brent. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 19 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 39 min on the morning rush. 28.5% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density39
Commute70

Schools

19 within 1 mile

  • Mora Primary School

    Primary · 415 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    275m

  • Anson Primary School

    Primary · 418 pupils

    470m

  • Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School

    Primary · 226 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    695m

  • St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 439 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    720m

  • Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School

    Primary · 199 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    888m

  • Mapesbury School

    Independent · 23 pupils

    922m

  • Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School

    Primary · 238 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    972m

  • Claremont Primary School

    Primary · 287 pupils

    973m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    18

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    44 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    39 min
    via Thameslink
    Liverpool Street
    47 min
    via Thameslink & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    54 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    42 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    46 min
    via Jubilee & Victoria + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 39 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode NW2. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    NW2 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Cricklewood & Mapesbury, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is NW2 a good area for families?
    NW2 (Cricklewood & Mapesbury, Brent) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in NW2?
    There are 19 schools within a mile of NW2, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. NW2 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is NW2?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in NW2 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, NW2 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from NW2 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from NW2 is King's Cross in about 39 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in NW2?
    28.5% of households in NW2's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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