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Thinking of living at NW2 2AL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimon Jewish Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 | Primary | 500 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Childs Hill Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Wessex Gardens Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 82% met the expected standard |
| Hampstead School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clarion | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 87.3 · 90.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hendon School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy House School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| The King Alfred School | Independent | 1.1 km | 25.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Peninim | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Childs Hill Park | 110 m | 74 |
| Swimming | Get Set Go Swim Acadamy | 900 m | 34 |
| Cricket | Brondesbury Sports Club | 1.1 km | 17 |
| Yoga | Barre Core | 2.6 km | 16 |
| Squash | Brondesbury Sports Club | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Bowls | Brondesbury Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 12 |
| Football | Taplow football pitch | 3.3 km | 10 |
| Athletics | Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track | 3.3 km | 7 |
| Fitness | Studio Society | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Golf | Hampstead Golf Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Rugby union | Kilburn Cosmos RFC | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Christ Church Primary School Sportsgrounds | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Pilates | Heartcore Hampstead | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Boxing | Gav the Champ | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Charteris Sports Centre | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Burnham Basketball | 3.4 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 50. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Golders Green Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is Cricklewood, 1.2 km away, with 859k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Dunstan Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 102, 226); 152 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 8 km away as the crow flies.
42% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Rimon Jewish Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Menorah Primary School for Girls (0.8 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Hampstead School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 43.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Parliament Hill School (3.5 km) and The Compton School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (1.2 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 550 m away, with The Co-operative closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hodford Road Practice (300 m), with Castle Chemist the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Danny Hair & Beauty is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Free Hospital, 2.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 40 restaurants and cafés and 1 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Rea's Place is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Refectory the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 162 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 34 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (62%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
44 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's growing: about 145 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Childs Hill Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Get Set Go Swim Acadamy (900 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 2.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 19 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 21 km.
Many neighbours rent: 51% of households rent privately and 4% socially.
It's highly educated: 61% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 3.3 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.