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Thinking of living at NW9 9BJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roe Green Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Roe Green Infant School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Beis Yaakov Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Kingsbury Green Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Kingsbury High School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jfs | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 64.6 · 38.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Canons High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.1 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Claremont High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 20.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St James' Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 16.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Southover Partnership School | Independent | 450 m | Attainment 8: 3.1 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kingsbury High School (Lower Site) | 310 m | 55 |
| Swimming | Laboratory Spa & Health Club (Mill Hill) | 2.4 km | 16 |
| Golf | Metro Golf Centre | 3.4 km | 9 |
| Football | Silver Jubilee Park | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Squash | Harrow Leisure Centre | 4.2 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Hendon Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Rugby | Hendon RFC Clubhouse | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Kenton Sports Club | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Rugby union | Mill Hill Rugby Football Club | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Cricket Field | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Athletics | StoneX Stadium | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Chalkhill Pump Track | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Chalkhill Bmx Track | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Padel | The 108 | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Baseball | The 108 | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Climbing | The Arch Climbing Wall: Arch North | 940 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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 Kingsbury Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km). The nearest rail station is Hendon, 2.3 km away, with 1.0m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Grove Park, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 302); 65 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 22% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Roe Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Goldbeaters Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Kingsbury High School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Academy (3.2 km) and Michaela Community School (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (6 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (6.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is LOCAL EXPRESS - SG Convenience, 100 m away; S N B News (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kingsbury Health And Wellbeing (200 m), with Judds Chemists the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Rosen is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northwick Park Hospital, 3.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Pizza Inn is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Power's Bar the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 64% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Grove Park, 400 m away; for exercise, The Gym (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond), 8.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.4 µg/m³).
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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| Pathways School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 1.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near NW9 9BJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Middlesex University, 2.7 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.