Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,958 residentsin the Brent Cross & Staples Corner census areaMedian age 35.22,615 households31% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright27% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,113 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 26% go by car, 34% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 68%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C672 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDollis Hill Househistoric site · 1.0 miBrent Cross Townhistoric site · 1.1 miCardiff Castle, Cardiff, Walescastle · 3.3 miAcol Bridge Clubbridge · 1.2 miWelsh Harp Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miCapital Ring Section 11walk or trail · 1.8 miNorth Hillhill · 2.1 miThe Long Waterlake · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGladstone Parkpark · under a mile · 43 haHampstead Heathpark · 1.6 mi · 316 haFortune Greenpark · under a mileClitterhouse Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 17 haSouth Hampstead Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileChilds Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202032 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 18 · PM2.5 9.1 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,972 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWillesden Hospital (Roundwood Resource Centre & Willesden Centre For Psychological Treatment)1.3 miGP surgeryPes@Eye Emporium, Nwl54 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAkhtar S68 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Surgeryright herePolice stationWest Hampstead Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cricklewood, Cricklewood4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi116 schools58 primary, 11 secondary, 35 independent, 6 special, 5 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryAnson Primary Schoolages 3-11, 418 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHampstead Schoolages 11-18, 1,191 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Agnes' Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 439 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form College2.4 miUniversityCentral School of Speech and Drama1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY12 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationCricklewoodunder a mileUndergroundWillesden Green Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Sandall RoadEaling3.9 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park2.6 miBus stops153 within a mileCar parkApcoaLondon2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationLondon67 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NW2 postcode district.
