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 miles
- Islington 4.7 miles
- City of Westminster 3.7 miles
- Bexley 16.8 miles
- Sutton 13.6 miles
- Croydon 14.6 miles
- Slough 16.9 miles
- Harrow 5.8 miles
- High Wycombe 23.4 miles
- Watford 11 miles
- Woking 23.1 miles
- Harlow 20.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Willesden Green Ward 0.7 miles
- Fortune Green Ward 0.7 miles
- Cricklewood Ward 0.8 miles
- Brondesbury Park Ward 0.8 miles
- Dollis Hill Ward 1 mile
- West Hampstead Ward 1.2 miles
- Childs Hill Ward 1.2 miles
- Roundwood Ward 1.3 miles
- Frognal Ward 1.3 miles
- Kilburn Ward 1.4 miles
- Harlesden & Kensal Green Ward 1.5 miles
- South Hampstead Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cricklewood & Mapesbury
NW2 4SD, NW2 3UQ, NW2 6PY, NW2 4AD, NW2 6XE, NW2 4SE, NW2 3JG, NW2 4JE, NW2 6PR … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 11.8 miles
- London City Airport 12.2 miles
- Cricklewood Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Brondesbury Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 5.8 miles
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 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.6 miles
- Lord's Cricket Ground Stadium 2.6 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles
- Loftus Road Stadium 3.2 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 3.2 miles
- White City Shopping centre 3.3 miles
- Sherlock Holmes Museum Museum 3.3 miles
- Madame Tussauds Museum 3.4 miles
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 3.4 miles
- Kensington Gardens Gardens 3.6 miles
- Daunt Books Library 3.6 miles