The ward covers parts of Cricklewood and the quieter, tree‑lined Mapesbury area in the London Borough of Brent, sitting about six miles north‑west of central London along the historic A5/Watling Street. It has good transport links - Cricklewood station on the Midland Main Line/Thameslink and numerous bus routes - and neighbours areas such as Kilburn and Brent Cross, which keeps it well connected while retaining a suburban feel.
The neighbourhood juxtaposes a lively multicultural high street around Cricklewood Broadway, with independent shops, cafés and small businesses, against the attractive late‑Victorian and Edwardian villas of the Mapesbury conservation area. Historically the area grew up around railway yards and small industry, and recent regeneration linked to the wider Brent Cross Cricklewood plans has shaped local debate; it remains a socially diverse community with active residents’ groups and a mix of housing that gives the area a character both rooted in working‑class history and steadily evolving.
Postcode districts covering Cricklewood & Mapesbury
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Islington 4.7 miles7.5 km
- City of Westminster 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Bexley 16.8 miles27 km
- Sutton 13.6 miles22 km
- Croydon 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Slough 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Harrow 5.8 miles9.3 km
- High Wycombe 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Watford 11 miles17.6 km
- Woking 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Harlow 20.3 miles32.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Willesden Green Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Fortune Green Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cricklewood Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Brondesbury Park Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Dollis Hill Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- West Hampstead Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Childs Hill Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Roundwood Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Frognal Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Kilburn Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Harlesden & Kensal Green Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- South Hampstead Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Cricklewood & Mapesbury
NW2 6XL, NW2 3AX, NW2 6DH, NW2 6AE, NW2 6BN, NW2 4ET, NW2 4AU, NW2 4EN, NW2 6UH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 11.8 miles19 km
- London City Airport 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Cricklewood Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Brondesbury Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.8 miles9.4 km
Hotels in Cricklewood & Mapesbury Ad
Schools in Cricklewood & Mapesbury
- Anson Primary School Primary
- Mora Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Loftus Road Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
- White City Shopping centre 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Madame Tussauds Museum 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Daunt Books Library 3.6 miles5.9 km