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Thinking of living at NW2 7TY? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 93% met the expected standard |
| Braintcroft E-ACT Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Mora Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Menorah High School for Girls | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 66.7 · 37% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| E-ACT Crest Academy | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clarion | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Brent School | Secondary | 2.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hampstead School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 7.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Torah Vodaas | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Beis Medrash Elyon | Independent | 1.5 km | 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Coles Green Lawn Tennis Club | 450 m | 56 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Hendon) | 1.9 km | 19 |
| Cricket | Brondesbury Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 10 |
| Yoga | ZENW2 | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Hendon Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Squash | Brondesbury Sports Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Football | Silver Jubilee Park | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Wembley Stadium | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Fitness | Studio Society | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Willesden Sports Centre | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Kilburn Cosmos RFC | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Boxing | Stonebridge Boxing Club | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Pilates | Charteris Sports Centre | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Hampstead Golf Club | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Darts | The 108 | 810 m | 2 |
| Padel | The 108 | 810 m | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 44. 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.
The nearest station is Brent Cross West, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 675k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Alder Grove, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 182, 245, 16); 143 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 10 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 93% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Menorah High School for Girls, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 66.7 · 37% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Michaela Community School (3.1 km) and Ark Academy (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (3.6 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (6.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Mini Mart Food & News, 150 m away; Grossman Pharmacy (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oxgate Gardens Surgery (600 m), with Grossman Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Ariana is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Free Hospital, 4.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Omega Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Ox & Gate Pub / Real Lahore - CRYSTAL PRO the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 102 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (52%).
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Gladstone Park, 950 m away; for exercise, The Gym (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 4.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
31 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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| Independent |
| 1.5 km |
| – |
Every primary near NW2 7TY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 2.6 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.