Family Area Report

NW6 Kilburn — Family Area Report

Kilburn · Camden

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Camden£1,963/yrBrent£2,232/yrWestminster£994/yrThis postcode straddles 3 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityVery low · Under 16%15.8% of households have dependent children
71
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

NW6 is the London postcode area covering Kilburn in the London Borough of Camden. It scores 71/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on green space (100/100) and weakest on safety (49/100). The Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 9 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Paddington in 32 min on the morning rush. 15.8% of households here have dependent children — very low.

What borough is NW6 in?

NW6 is in the London Borough of Camden. Its representative postcode sits in the Kilburn ward. On our family-life index, NW6 scores 71/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Safety49
Amenities80
Green space100
Family density3
Commute68

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

NW6 is toward the busier end of London for recorded crime, scoring 49/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

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

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    9
    GP surgeries
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    33

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    36 min
    via Jubilee
    King's Cross
    34 min
    via Jubilee & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    41 min
    via Jubilee & Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    49 min
    via Jubilee + 1 bus
    PaddingtonFastest
    32 min
    via Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    40 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Paddington in 32 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. School catchment guidance is powered by School Owl. Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month.

    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.

      NW6 — frequently asked questions

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

      What London borough is NW6 in?
      NW6 is in the London Borough of Camden. Its representative postcode falls in the Kilburn ward. NW6 scores 71/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is NW6 a good area for families?
      NW6 (Kilburn, Camden) scores 71/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Safety 49/100, amenities 80/100, green space 100/100 and commute 68/100.
      What are the schools like in NW6?
      Camden is dense and small, so cut-off distances are among the shortest in the country — often a few hundred metres. Published admission distances are available on School Owl; proximity does not guarantee admission.
      How safe is NW6?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in NW6 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, NW6 scores 49/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from NW6 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from NW6 is Paddington in about 32 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in NW6?
      15.8% of households in NW6's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very low (Under 16%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near NW6

      The closest postcodes to NW6 we cover are NW8 (Abbey Road, ~1.9km), W9 (Harrow Road, ~2.0km), NW3 (Belsize, ~2.0km) and NW2 (Cricklewood & Mapesbury, ~2.4km). Families weighing NW6 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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