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Thinking of living at NW9 7NX? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fryent Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Wykeham Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Oliver Goldsmith Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| E-ACT Crest Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.5 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Menorah High School for Girls | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 66.7 · 37% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Michaela Community School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 77.6 · 66.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jfs | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 64.6 · 38.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Beis Medrash Elyon | Independent | 1.3 km | 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | West Hendon Playing Fields | 1.1 km | 56 |
| Swimming | Wembley Leisure Centre | 2.2 km | 12 |
| Football | Silver Jubilee Park | 500 m | 8 |
| Squash | Wembley & Sudbury Tennis, Squash and Social Club | 3.9 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Hendon Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Cricket Field | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Hendon RFC Clubhouse | 3.8 km | 5 |
| Golf | Metro Golf Centre | 4.3 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Willesden Sports Centre | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Yoga | More Yoga | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Wembley Stadium | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Kilburn Cosmos RFC | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Chalkhill Pump Track | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Chalkhill Bmx Track | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Darts | The 108 | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Padel | The 108 | 2.2 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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 Hendon, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Lavender Avenue (NW9), 350 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 83, 302); 41 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Fryent Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 51% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ark Academy (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is E-ACT Crest Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Academy (1.8 km) and Michaela Community School (2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (5 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cozia, 350 m away; Kenton Halal Meat (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Church Lane Surgery (400 m), with Church Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Nails By Moniss is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northwick Park Hospital, 4.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Cafe Florya is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Prodigy Lounge the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 80% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Church Lane Recreation Ground, 700 m away; for exercise, Silver Jubilee Park (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 6.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
29 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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| Lycee International de Londres |
|---|
| Independent |
| 1.3 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near NW9 7NX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 18 km away.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 2.8 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.